Rene Kirkegaard

$223,403.48asProfessor+12.6%

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

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Position

Professor

Employer

University Of Guelph

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2010 to 2025.

Year	Position	Salary	Benefits	Performance
2025	Professor	$223,403.48	$878.94	12.6%
2024	Professor	$198,412.33	$777.46	7.01%
2023	Professor	$185,417.46	$759.35	1.77%
2022	Professor	$188,755.50	$789.00	2.91%
2021	Professor	$183,420.98	$934.44	3.09%
2020	Professor	$177,921.63	$1,332.87	0.87%
2019	Professor and Research Leadership Chair	$179,485.85	$977.16	2.79%
2018	Professor and Canada Research Chair	$174,611.52	$947.46	3.19%
2017	Professor and Canada Research Chair	$169,209.63	$796.07	4.07%
2016	Professor and Canada Research Chair	$162,587.98	$376.54	4.12%
2015	Associate Professor & Canada Research Chair	$156,149.55	$131.16	2.91%
2014	Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair	$160,822.78	$406.72	8.67%
2013	Associate Professor & Canada Research Chair	$147,991.93	$430.51	3.79%
2012	Associate Professor & Canada Research Chair	$142,583.27	$443.22	0.53%
2011	Associate Professor & Canada Research Chair	$141,838.00	$41.74	15.23%
2010	Associate Professor & Canada Research Chair	$123,094.04	$101.82	—

In 2025, Rene Kirkegaard received a salary of $223,403.48 working as Professor at University Of Guelph, as disclosed on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 12.6% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Rene Kirkegaard has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 16 times between 2010 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $223,403.48 in 2025. In addition to salary, $878.94 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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Name	Position	Salary
Monique Deveaux Professor	Professor	$224,449.90
Shane Bateman Professor	Professor	$224,070.55
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Candace Johnson Professor	Professor	$223,512.52
Andrea Bradford Associate Dean, Academic	Associate Dean, Academic	$223,487.80
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Robin Roth Professor and Chair	Professor and Chair	$223,301.77
Andrew Bendall Associate Professor	Associate Professor	$223,063.49
Andrea Sanchez Associate Professor	Associate Professor	$222,897.50
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