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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 13 years

Hugh Chesser

Associate Professor, Teaching · York University
Associate Professor, TeachingOntarioFirst listed 2013
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$197,837.20
▲ 62.4% since 2013

Hugh Chesser was paid $197,837.20 in total compensation as Associate Professor, Teaching at York University in 2025, 98% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Hugh Chesser has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 13 times since 2013, earning $2.0M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $154,741.00 a year, up 62% over that span.

That is 16% above the average disclosed pay of $170,678.47 across 2,557 listed York University employees.

$197,837.20
Latest compensation
in 2025
$2.0M
Total compensation
across 13 years
$154,741.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+62.4%
Career growth
since 2013
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FIG. 01

13 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

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FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Hugh Chesser's total compensation has moved across 13 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2024 · $202,695.39
Lifetime total compensation$2.0M
Annual average$154,741.00
Total growth since 2013+62.4%
Biggest raise+18.4% (2024)
Biggest drop-2.4% (2017)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

13 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest
Associate Professor, Teaching$197,837.20▼ 2.4%
2024★ Best
Associate Professor, Teaching$202,695.39▲ 18.4%
2023
$171,225.20▲ 0.9%
2022
Associate Professor↑ role changed$169,703.96▲ 2.4%
2021
Associate Professor Teaching$165,683.88▲ 7.9%
2020
Associate Professor Teaching↑ role changed$153,517.04▲ 5.5%
2019
Associate Professor, Teaching↑ role changed$145,534.37▲ 2.3%
2018
Associate Lecturer$142,207.12▲ 0.8%
2017
Associate Lecturer$141,046.08▼ 2.4%
2016
Associate Lecturer$144,527.40▲ 12.2%
2015
Associate Lecturer$128,818.44▲ 1.4%
2014
Associate Lecturer$127,046.40▲ 4.3%
2013First
Associate Lecturer$121,790.20
13 years total$2.0M total$154,741.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Associate Professor, Teaching
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2013
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
13

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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