PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT CHAIR

Seniority - Level 2: Management

Sunshine Members - 2025 31
+20 (+181.8%) vs 2024
Average Sunshine Salary - 2025 $215,161.46
$7,790 (-3.5%) vs 2024

Position Economics

Salary range and market performance.

Salary Spread
$117k $258k

Lowest to Highest reported in 2025

Historical Growth
47.9% BEATING INFLATION

Since 2008

Market Presence
2 Employers

Hiring this role in 2025

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Quick Insight: The highest paid individual in this role works at YORK UNIVERSITY and earns 20% more than the provincial average for this title in the 2025 sunshine list.

Salary Evolution

Historical average salary for this position over time.

* Data represents annual average based on provincial disclosures.

Market Distribution

Comparative analysis of volume vs. compensation for this role.

Hiring Volume by Sector

Universities 31 Staff

Top Employers, Ranked by Average Salary

MCMASTER UNIVERSITY $224,055
YORK UNIVERSITY $193,422

Gender Breakdown

Comparing the first recorded year to the most recent data.

Male
Female
Unknown
Latest: 2025 Based on: 31 Sunshine Employees
58%
42%
74%
26%
Earliest: 2008 Based on: 23 Sunshine Employees
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Trend Insight: Female representation has grown by 15.8% since this position first appeared on the list, while the total workforce has increased.

Gender Salary Gap

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Historical Context: Over the last 18 years, the data shows a historical Male advantage, with an average salary gap of $4,408 per year. This reflects the cumulative trend for PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT CHAIR across all recorded reporting periods.

Employee Salaries

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Name Employer Year Salary
Wai-Ming Ho York University 2025 $258,187.15
William Michael Farmer McMaster University 2025 $254,412.94
Mel Rutherford McMaster University 2025 $247,571.52
Alison Sills McMaster University 2025 $245,886.92
Ana Regina Campos McMaster University 2025 $242,245.00
Hatem Zurob McMaster University 2025 $239,122.54
Mohamed Bakr McMaster University 2025 $238,476.21
Richard Paige McMaster University 2025 $237,875.80
Giuseppe Melacini McMaster University 2025 $235,604.61
Paula Gardner McMaster University 2025 $234,769.57
Bartosz Protas McMaster University 2025 $234,748.06
Stephen J Brooke York University 2025 $229,886.64
Susanna O'Brien McMaster University 2025 $229,667.76
Steven Bray McMaster University 2025 $226,640.20
Tina Fetner McMaster University 2025 $226,472.70
Rong Zheng McMaster University 2025 $221,056.62
Christina Baade McMaster University 2025 $219,046.82
Peter Graefe McMaster University 2025 $218,695.96
Megan Armstrong McMaster University 2025 $217,550.23
Tristan Carter McMaster University 2025 $215,366.60
Ben Evans McMaster University 2025 $210,875.52
Sarah Symons McMaster University 2025 $210,391.53
Gabriela Alboiu York University 2025 $209,026.50
Patrick Hall York University 2025 $206,288.08
Jennifer Van Wijngaarden York University 2025 $204,774.28
Dennis Pilon York University 2025 $197,136.19
Karen Robson McMaster University 2025 $196,253.32
Michael Giudice York University 2025 $194,283.16
Peter Walmsley McMaster University 2025 $126,476.23
Pouya Rezai York University 2025 $124,716.55
Martin Petrin York University 2025 $116,500.00


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