William Smale

$224,220.81asProfessor+13.06%

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

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Position

Professor

Employer

Trent University

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2009 to 2025.

Year	Position	Salary	Benefits	Performance
2025	Professor	$224,220.81	$787.79	13.06%
2024	Professor	$198,314.51	$698.56	0.68%
2023	Professor	$196,966.56	$665.34	5.62%
2022	Full Professor	$186,482.01	$601.42	2.64%
2021	Full Professor	$181,694.08	$673.10	1.23%
2020	Associate Professor	$183,959.64	$642.69	18.04%
2019	Associate Professor	$155,846.69	$16.66	10.23%
2018	Associate Professor	$173,599.10	$29.89	10.31%
2017	Associate Professor	$157,367.38	$180.35	3.9%
2016	Associate Professor	$151,455.48	$189.28	3.73%
2015	Associate Professor	$146,005.26	$231.72	10.67%
2014	Associate Professor	$131,931.66	$121.98	4.43%
2013	Associate Professor	$126,333.42	—	2.6%
2012	Associate Professor	$123,136.50	—	4.35%
2011	Associate Professor	$118,001.94	$210.90	2.29%
2010	Associate Professor	$115,364.46	$432.60	6.06%
2009	Associate Professor	$108,770.76	$154.92	—

William Smale earned $224,220.81 as Professor at Trent University in 2025, according to the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 13.06% increase over the previous year's reported salary. William Smale has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 17 times between 2009 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $224,220.81 in 2025. In addition to salary, $787.79 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

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Other employees at Trent University

Name	Position	Salary
Paula Sherman Associate Professor	Associate Professor	$230,355.50
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 Atkinson Professor	Professor	$223,311.74
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