York University
Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2025
- Employees: 2,711
- Positions: 893
- Sum of all salaries: $469,645,592.24
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Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2025
The Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 makes Ontario’s public sector more open and accountable to taxpayers. The act requires organizations that receive public funding from the Province of Ontario to make public, by March 31 each year, the names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of employees paid $100,000 or more in the previous calendar year.
At SunshineListStats.com, we rank employees from organizations that received public funding from the Province of Ontario and earn over $100,000 per year, including total taxable benefits.
This year's sunshine list includes the top earners in York University, including:
Top Salaries at York University in the 2025 Sunshine List
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Professor/Senior Advisor/Advisor/Endowed Chair$660,467.09
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President and Vice- Chancellor/Professor$546,633.34
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Vice-President Academic and Provost/Professor$496,310.36
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Professor/Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based$491,011.69
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Professor/Endowed Chair$490,291.59
2025 Ontario Sunshine List: York University Top Earners
Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, York University's 2,711 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $469,645,592.24 in 2024.
At the top of the York University Sunshine List
Topping the list for the York University was Professor/Senior Advisor/Advisor/Endowed Chair Steven Hoffman, who brought home $660,467.09 in 2024.
Following Steven Hoffman was President and Vice- Chancellor/Professor Rhonda Lenton, with annual earnings of $546,633.34. Vice-President Academic and Provost/Professor David Peters made $496,310.36, Professor/Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based James Orbinski made $491,011.69, and Professor/Endowed Chair Lilian Ng round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $490,291.59 for the York University 2025 Sunshine List.
Breaking down the numbers
Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2024, 300 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 883 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 769 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 501 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 154 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 104 received over $300,000 at the York University.
Salary breakdown
- 300 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
- 883 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
- 769 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
- 501 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
- 154 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
- 104 employees made more than $300,000
For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2025 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2025 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2025 Employers List.