Fantahun Defersha

$177,289.78asProfessor

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2014 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Professor
$177,289.78
$697.68
8.65%
2024
Associate Professor
$163,169.26
$629.36
1.78%
2023
Associate Professor
$160,313.24
$589.73
8.27%
2022
Associate Professor
$148,061.58
$609.29
3.3%
2021
Associate Professor
$143,333.03
$720.12
9.96%
2020
Associate Professor
$130,347.80
$772.26
8.02%
2019
Associate Professor
$141,713.76
$745.50
17.57%
2018
Associate Professor
$120,539.42
$719.76
4.13%
2017
Associate Professor
$115,761.13
$599.34
3.24%
2016
Associate Professor
$119,633.47
$283.54
5.03%
2015
Associate Professor
$113,903.77
$97.00
7.26%
2014
Assistant Professor
$106,193.90
$300.02

Fantahun Defersha, Professor at University Of Guelph, earned a disclosed salary of $177,289.78 in 2025 on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 8.65% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Fantahun Defersha has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 12 times between 2014 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $177,289.78 in 2025. In addition to salary, $697.68 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. University Of Guelph reports under the Universities sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

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Other employees at University Of Guelph

NameSalary
Robin Bergart
Librarian
$177,915.48
Steve Nyman
Director, Maintenance and Energy Services
$177,790.57
Erin Detlor
Director, Staff Relations
$177,552.59
Iris Joye
Associate Professor
$177,374.21
Felipe Reggeti
Associate Veterinarian
$177,317.21
Robin Sakowski
Associate Librarian and Manager, Access Services
$177,270.34
Emily Brouwer-Drebit
Associate Veterinarian
$177,024.87
David Lee
Director, Campus Community Police, Emergency Management and Fire Safety
$176,828.35
Lei Lei
Associate Professor
$176,748.03
Ted Cogan
Deputy University Secretary
$176,406.72