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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 4 years

Zahir Kolia

Associate Professor · Toronto Metropolitan University
Associate ProfessorOntarioFirst listed 2022
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$152,069.60
▲ 38.0% since 2022

Zahir Kolia was paid $152,069.60 in total compensation as Associate Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University in 2025, 52% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Zahir Kolia has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 4 times since 2022, earning $522K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $130,498.00 a year, up 38% over that span.

That is 7% below the average disclosed pay of $163,459.17 across 2,039 listed Toronto Metropolitan University employees.

$152,069.60
Latest compensation
in 2025
$522K
Total compensation
across 4 years
$130,498.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+38.0%
Career growth
since 2022
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FIG. 01

4 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$103K$116K$130K$143K$157K2022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

Totals, averages, and the biggest moves — all total compensation.

A career, year by year.

How Zahir Kolia's total compensation has moved across 4 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $152,069.60
Lifetime total compensation$522K
Annual average$130,498.00
Total growth since 2022+38.0%
Biggest raise+11.7% (2024)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

4 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Associate Professor$152,069.60▲ 11.0%
2024
Associate Professor$137,050.67▲ 11.7%
2023
$122,699.59▲ 11.4%
2022First
Assistant Professor$110,172.61
4 years total$522K total$130,498.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Associate Professor
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2022
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
4

Data source

Salary data is published annually by the Ontario government under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act. Only employees earning $100,000+ are disclosed.

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