What does an Assistant Professor make at University of Toronto?

University of Toronto paid its Assistant Professors a median of $139,817 in 2025 (78 people), about 2% more than the provincial median of $137,351 for the role. The highest-paid was $371,399.

People

78

listed as Assistant Professor in 2025

Median salary

$139,817

salary paid, 2025

Highest paid

$371,399

salary paid, 2025

vs Ontario

+$2,466

against $137,351 province-wide

Best paid in the role
University of Toronto · 2025

#NameTitle as filedSalaryTotal
1Ting XuAssistant Professor$371,399$371,609
2Chang-Yuan LeeAssistant Professor$293,315$293,441
3Sae-Seul ParkAssistant Professor$272,286$272,527
4Samsun KnightAssistant Professor$267,827$267,953
5Runjing LuAssistant Professor$261,861$262,112
6Eva VivaltAssistant Professor$257,961$258,086
7Ningning XieAssistant Professor$237,647$238,681
8Clifton ForlinesAssistant Professor$233,333$233,585
9Aviad LevisAssistant Professor$230,850$233,004
10Yonatan KahnAssistant Professor$195,420$199,043

The 10 highest salaries among the 78 University of Toronto records mapped to Assistant Professor in 2025. The full 2025 roster →

Median by year
2008–2025

  • At University of Toronto
  • Ontario median for the role
At University of Toronto and Ontario median for the role, 2008–2025At University of Toronto: $103,218 in 2015 to $139,817 in 2025. Ontario median for the role: $109,412 in 2008 to $137,351 in 2025.$0$50K$100K$150K2008201220142025

Median salary paid, Assistant Professor at University of Toronto, against every Assistant Professor in Ontario. Years with fewer than 5 people are left blank.

Year by year

Assistant Professor at University of Toronto by year
YearPeopleMedianHighestOntario median
202578$139,817$371,399$137,351
202437$137,982$329,764$133,821
20156$103,218$158,532$117,012
2014<5<5<5$113,622
2013<5<5<5$112,852
2012<5<5<5$112,455
2011<5<5<5$111,521
2010<5<5<5$110,265
2008<5<5<5$109,412

Related questions

Method. Figures are salary paid (not salary plus taxable benefits), the basis of every median on this site, for records whose filed job title maps to Assistant Professor at University of Toronto on the Ontario Sunshine List, which lists only public-sector employees paid $100,000 or more. A year with fewer than 5 people shows “<5” for both its count and its median, since naming the exact count would narrow the median down to specific people. Data runs through 2025.