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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 6 years

Ruth Buchanan

Professor · York University
ProfessorOntarioFirst listed 2013
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$288,545.57
▲ 47.6% since 2013

Ruth Buchanan was paid $288,545.57 in total compensation as Professor at York University in 2025, 189% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Ruth Buchanan has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 6 times since 2013, earning $1.4M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $237,393.00 a year, up 48% over that span.

That is 69% above the average disclosed pay of $170,678.47 across 2,557 listed York University employees.

$288,545.57
Latest compensation
in 2025
$1.4M
Total compensation
across 6 years
$237,393.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+47.6%
Career growth
since 2013
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FIG. 01

6 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$179K$209K$239K$269K$300K201320142015202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Ruth Buchanan's total compensation has moved across 6 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $288,545.57
Lifetime total compensation$1.4M
Annual average$237,393.00
Total growth since 2013+47.6%
Biggest raise+26.7% (2023)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

6 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Professor$288,545.57▲ 2.3%
2024
Professor$281,998.98▲ 9.6%
2023
$257,347.50▲ 26.7%
2015
Associate Professor$203,042.92▲ 2.6%
2014
Associate Professor$197,971.32▲ 1.3%
2013First
Associate Professor$195,450.25
6 years total$1.4M total$237,393.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2013
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
6

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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