Robert Ness

$184,931.95asAssociate Professor, Department of Biology

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2016 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Associate Professor, Department of Biology
$184,931.95
$125.64
15.14%
2024
Associate Professor, Department of Biology
$160,608.48
$128.88
0.38%
2023
Associate Professor, Department of Biology
$161,224.97
$128.88
11.61%
2022
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology
$144,459.54
$136.02
5.82%
2021
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology
$136,516.50
$4,826.95
6.64%
2020
Assistant Professor of Biology
$128,016.48
$176.08
3.66%
2019
Assistant Professor of Biology
$123,496.98
$2,514.62
11.99%
2018
Assistant Professor of Biology
$110,274.24
$5,111.30
0.22%
2017
Assistant Professor of Biology
$110,032.50
$5,324.56
4.9%
2016
Assistant Professor of Biology
$104,893.50
$218.28

Robert Ness, Associate Professor, Department of Biology at University Of Toronto, earned a disclosed salary of $184,931.95 in 2025 on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 15.14% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Robert Ness has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 10 times between 2016 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $184,931.95 in 2025. In addition to salary, $125.64 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. University Of Toronto reports under the Universities sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

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