William Atkinson

$223,311.74asProfessor+16.73%

Employed by Trent University in 2025, according to Government of Ontario public salary records.

LinkedIn ProfileFind William Atkinson on LinkedIn

Position

Professor

Employer

Trent University

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2009 to 2025.

Year	Position	Salary	Benefits	Performance
2025	Professor	$223,311.74	$801.06	16.73%
2024	Professor	$191,313.17	$734.37	4.93%
2023	Professor	$182,319.55	$862.58	2.28%
2022	Full Professor	$186,580.88	$834.32	2.68%
2021	Full Professor	$181,706.50	$740.02	0.29%
2020	Full Professor	$181,178.42	$662.74	25.17%
2019	Full Professor	$144,749.53	$217.52	0.02%
2018	Full Professor	$144,716.94	$280.38	6.27%
2017	Professor	$154,394.82	$386.63	3.81%
2016	Associate Professor	$148,734.42	$396.86	3.88%
2015	Associate Professor	$143,180.16	$441.38	4.16%
2014	Associate Professor	$137,458.38	$327.09	4.34%
2013	Associate Professor	$131,737.14	$33.34	13.67%
2012	Associate Professor	$115,891.36	$22.08	4.58%
2011	Associate Professor	$110,816.94	$444.08	8.14%
2010	Associate Professor	$120,639.42	$492.74	4.85%
2009	Associate Professor	$115,060.38	$332.44	—

William Atkinson, Professor at Trent University, earned a disclosed salary of $223,311.74 in 2025 on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 16.73% increase over the previous year's reported salary. William Atkinson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 17 times between 2009 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $223,311.74 in 2025. In addition to salary, $801.06 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. Trent University reports under the Universities sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

Top earning Professors in Trent University

Name	Salary
Bruce Cater	$264,598.90
Suresh Narine	$252,337.24
Richard Hurley	$247,150.13
Wenying Feng	$246,429.84
Heather Nicol	$245,179.85
Dennis Murray	$243,604.95
James Parker	$240,298.04
Christopher Kyle	$240,062.46
Andrew Vreugdenhil	$234,473.91
James Conolly	$234,337.43

Top earning Professors in Ontario

Name	Salary	Employer
Timothy Snyder University Of Toronto	$509,014.02	University Of Toronto
Claudia Emerson McMaster University	$498,075.21	McMaster University
David Farrar McMaster University	$483,140.15	McMaster University
Muhammet Fat Guvenen University Of Toronto	$466,989.18	University Of Toronto
Salim Yusuf McMaster University	$451,950.05	McMaster University
Mohit Bhandari McMaster University	$448,461.52	McMaster University
Stephen Williamson University Of Western Ontario	$446,079.42	University Of Western Ontario
Gregory Steinberg McMaster University	$433,038.02	McMaster University
Mick Bhatia McMaster University	$430,325.45	McMaster University
Gerard Wright McMaster University	$412,681.07	McMaster University

Other employees at Trent University

Name	Position	Salary
Paul Wilson Professor	Professor	$227,398.41
Marilyn Burns Vice-President, Communications and Enrolment	Vice-President, Communications and Enrolment	$227,167.20
David Sheinin Professor	Professor	$225,966.51
Hugh Elton Professor	Professor	$225,966.51
William Smale Professor	Professor	$224,220.81
Saud Choudhry Professor	Professor	$222,337.14
Ivana Elbl Professor	Professor	$222,337.14
Joanna Freeland Professor	Professor	$222,337.14
Cheryl Mckenna Neuman Professor	Professor	$222,337.14
Mark Neufeld Professor	Professor	$222,337.14