John Walsh

ProfessorOntarioFirst listed 2009

2025 Total Compensation Paid

$291,549.19

▲ 60.5% since 2009

John Walsh was paid $291,549.19 in total compensation as Professor at University Of Guelph in 2025, 192% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

John Walsh has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 24 times since 2009, earning $4.4M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $183,725.00 a year, up 60% over that span.

That is 77% above the average disclosed pay of $164,997.11 across 1,504 listed University Of Guelph employees.

$291,549.19

Latest compensation

in 2025

$4.4M

Total compensation

across 24 years

$183,725.00

Average / year

while on Sunshine List

+60.5%

Career growth

since 2009

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FIG. 01

24 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How John Walsh's total compensation has moved across 24 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $291,549.19

Lifetime total compensation$4.4M

Annual average$183,725.00

Total growth since 2009+60.5%

Biggest raise+123.1% (2024)

Biggest drop-55.5% (2023)

FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

24 years on the Sunshine List.

Year	Position	Total Compensation	Change
2025Latest★ Best	Professor↑ role changed	$291,549.19	▲ 117.8%
2025Latest★ Best	Associate Professor and Director↑ role changed	$150,832.70	▼ 48.3%
2024	Professor↑ role changed	$275,326.87	▲ 123.1%
2024	Associate Professor and Director	$133,847.56	▼ 51.4%
2023	—	$277,303.85	▲ 4.8%
2023	—	$123,390.55	▼ 55.5%
2022	Associate Dean, Academic↑ role changed	$264,545.33	▲ 17.8%
2021	Past Vice-Provost, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, Humber	$224,655.63	▼ 4.9%
2020	Past Vice-Provost, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, Humber↑ role changed	$236,205.15	▲ 6.7%
2019	Vice-Provost, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, Guelph-Humber	$221,472.36	▲ 4.4%
2018	Vice-Provost, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, Guelph-Humber	$212,136.56	▲ 50.2%
2017	Vice-Provost, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, Guelph-Humber↑ role changed	$181,414.66	▼ 2.2%
2017	Sessional Instructor	$141,242.05	▼ 22.1%
2016	Sessional Instructor↑ role changed	$139,954.92	▼ 24.1%
2016	Vice-Provost, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, Guelph-Humber↑ role changed	$185,414.66	▲ 32.5%
2015	Sessional Instructor↑ role changed	$107,702.65	▲ 3.8%
2015	Vice-Provost, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Administrative Officer, Guelph-Humber↑ role changed	$184,414.66	▲ 71.2%
2014	Sessional Instructor	$103,711.20	▼ 13.7%
2013	Sessional Instructor	$120,143.56	▼ 35.3%
2012	Sessional Instructor↑ role changed	$100,272.59	▼ 44.7%
2012	Vice–Provost, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Administrative Officer, Guelph–Humber↑ role changed	$185,600.74	▲ 85.1%
2011	Vice-Provost, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Administrative Officer, Guelph-Humber	$181,471.60	▼ 2.0%
2010	Vice-Provost, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Administrative Officer, Guelph-Humber	$185,121.90	▲ 1.9%
2009First	Vice-Provost, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Administrative Officer, Guelph-Humber	$181,673.54	—
24 years total		$4.4M total	$183,725.00 avg

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Employee details

Position: Professor
Employer: University Of Guelph
Sector: —
Province: Ontario
First appeared: 2009
Latest disclosure: 2025
Years on list: 24

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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