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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 12 years

W. Steven Tufts

Associate Professor · York University
Associate ProfessorOntarioFirst listed 2010
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$188,951.44
▲ 80.3% since 2010

W. Steven Tufts was paid $188,951.44 in total compensation as Associate Professor at York University in 2025, 89% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

W. Steven Tufts has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 12 times since 2010, earning $1.7M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $142,419.00 a year, up 80% over that span.

That is 11% above the average disclosed pay of $170,678.47 across 2,557 listed York University employees.

$188,951.44
Latest compensation
in 2025
$1.7M
Total compensation
across 12 years
$142,419.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+80.3%
Career growth
since 2010
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FIG. 01

12 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$90K$117K$144K$172K$199K201020112012201320142015201620202021202220232025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How W. Steven Tufts's total compensation has moved across 12 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $188,951.44
Lifetime total compensation$1.7M
Annual average$142,419.00
Total growth since 2010+80.3%
Biggest raise+12.4% (2020)
Biggest drop-1.2% (2023)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

12 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Associate Professor$188,951.44▲ 11.8%
2023
$169,023.44▼ 1.2%
2022
Associate Professor / Graduate Program Director↑ role changed$171,057.54▲ 7.6%
2021
Associate Professor$158,933.64▼ 0.1%
2020
Associate Professor$159,137.66▲ 12.4%
2016
Associate Professor$141,527.87▲ 4.8%
2015
Associate Professor$135,042.00▲ 2.5%
2014
Associate Professor$131,777.36▲ 6.7%
2013
Associate Professor$123,525.47▲ 7.1%
2012
Associate Professor$115,284.78▲ 4.8%
2011
Associate Professor$109,991.84▲ 5.0%
2010First
Associate Professor$104,777.72
12 years total$1.7M total$142,419.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Associate Professor
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2010
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
12

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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