Home / Universities / York University / Over $150,000 How many York University employees earn over $150,000? 1,457 of the 2,557 York University employees on the 2025 Sunshine List — 57% — were paid over $150,000 in total compensation; 678 were over $200,000, 88 over $300,000. The median salary there was $157,104.
Over $150,000
1,457 57% of the 2025 list
On the list
2,557 paid $100K+ in 2025
Median salary
$157,104 salary paid, 2025
Over $200,000
678 27% of the list
The whole ladderYork University · 2025 People at York University paid more than each threshold in 2025, by total compensation Paid more than People Share of the list $100,000(the Sunshine List threshold) 2,557 100% See the 2,557 paid over $100,000 → $125,000 1,959 77% See the 1,959 paid over $125,000 → $150,000 1,457 57% See the 1,457 paid over $150,000 → $200,000 678 27% See the 678 paid over $200,000 → $250,000 220 8.6% See the 220 paid over $250,000 → $300,000 88 3.4% See the 88 paid over $300,000 → $400,000 13 0.5% See the 13 paid over $400,000 → $500,000 <5 — See the <5 paid over $500,000 → $1,000,000 0 0%
Over $150,000, by year1996–2025 Paid over $150,000 and On the Sunshine List, 1996–2025 Paid over $150,000: fewer than five people in 1996 to 1,457 people in 2025. On the Sunshine List: 71 people in 1996 to 2,557 people in 2025. 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 1996 1999 2002 2006 2009 2012 2015 2019 2022 2025 1996, Paid over $150,000: fewer than five people 1997, Paid over $150,000: fewer than five people 1998, Paid over $150,000: 5 people 1999, Paid over $150,000: 8 people 2000, Paid over $150,000: 13 people 2001, Paid over $150,000: 21 people 2002, Paid over $150,000: 31 people 2003, Paid over $150,000: 43 people 2004, Paid over $150,000: 64 people 2005, Paid over $150,000: 80 people 2006, Paid over $150,000: 103 people 2007, Paid over $150,000: 172 people 2008, Paid over $150,000: 199 people 2009, Paid over $150,000: 247 people 2010, Paid over $150,000: 311 people 2011, Paid over $150,000: 405 people 2012, Paid over $150,000: 487 people 2013, Paid over $150,000: 546 people 2014, Paid over $150,000: 628 people 2015, Paid over $150,000: 620 people 2016, Paid over $150,000: 796 people 2017, Paid over $150,000: 786 people 2018, Paid over $150,000: 821 people 2019, Paid over $150,000: 990 people 2020, Paid over $150,000: 1,024 people 2021, Paid over $150,000: 1,071 people 2022, Paid over $150,000: 1,162 people 2023, Paid over $150,000: 1,169 people 2024, Paid over $150,000: 1,535 people 2025, Paid over $150,000: 1,457 people 1996, On the Sunshine List: 71 people 1997, On the Sunshine List: 81 people 1998, On the Sunshine List: 94 people 1999, On the Sunshine List: 126 people 2000, On the Sunshine List: 177 people 2001, On the Sunshine List: 271 people 2002, On the Sunshine List: 362 people 2003, On the Sunshine List: 483 people 2004, On the Sunshine List: 577 people 2005, On the Sunshine List: 691 people 2006, On the Sunshine List: 703 people 2007, On the Sunshine List: 1,023 people 2008, On the Sunshine List: 1,095 people 2009, On the Sunshine List: 1,239 people 2010, On the Sunshine List: 1,369 people 2011, On the Sunshine List: 1,467 people 2012, On the Sunshine List: 1,553 people 2013, On the Sunshine List: 1,596 people 2014, On the Sunshine List: 1,589 people 2015, On the Sunshine List: 1,609 people 2016, On the Sunshine List: 1,655 people 2017, On the Sunshine List: 1,681 people 2018, On the Sunshine List: 1,691 people 2019, On the Sunshine List: 1,850 people 2020, On the Sunshine List: 1,995 people 2021, On the Sunshine List: 2,125 people 2022, On the Sunshine List: 2,229 people 2023, On the Sunshine List: 2,318 people 2024, On the Sunshine List: 2,711 people 2025, On the Sunshine List: 2,557 people People at York University paid more than $150,000 in total compensation each year, against everyone it filed.
Method. Counts are of total compensation — salary paid plus taxable benefits — because the roster each row links to is sorted that way; the median above is salary paid , the basis of every median on this site. Figures cover the 2025 Ontario Sunshine List filing for York University , which lists only public-sector employees paid $100,000 or more, so “over $100,000” is everyone on it. A rung with fewer than five people shows “<5” instead of a count, and a neighbouring rung may show a rounded “10+”-style figure, so that number cannot be subtracted out from it; data runs through 2025.
Data sourced under the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act.
Data: Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure, 1996–2025; last updated 2026-03-31.
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