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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 3 years

Paul O'Brien

Associate Professor · York University
Associate ProfessorOntarioFirst listed 2023
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$161,037.52
▲ 16.6% since 2023

Paul O'Brien was paid $161,037.52 in total compensation as Associate Professor at York University in 2025, 61% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Paul O'Brien has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times since 2023, earning $464K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $154,548.00 a year, up 17% over that span.

That is 6% below the average disclosed pay of $170,678.47 across 2,557 listed York University employees.

$161,037.52
Latest compensation
in 2025
$464K
Total compensation
across 3 years
$154,548.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+16.6%
Career growth
since 2023
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FIG. 01

3 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$133K$142K$151K$159K$168K202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Paul O'Brien's total compensation has moved across 3 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2024 · $164,495.95
Lifetime total compensation$464K
Annual average$154,548.00
Total growth since 2023+16.6%
Biggest raise+19.1% (2024)
Biggest drop-2.1% (2025)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

3 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest
Associate Professor$161,037.52▼ 2.1%
2024★ Best
Associate Professor$164,495.95▲ 19.1%
2023First
$138,111.80
3 years total$464K total$154,548.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Associate Professor
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2023
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
3

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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