J Barry Smith

$277,278.40asProfessor+23.28%

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

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Position

Professor

Employer

York University

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2003 to 2025.

Year	Position	Salary	Benefits	Performance
2025	Professor	$277,278.40	$442.56	23.28%
2023	Professor	$224,910.72	$387.92	6.58%
2022	Professor	$240,751.36	$389.52	5.46%
2021	Professor	$228,279.70	$406.42	1.28%
2020	Professor	$225,402.92	$397.84	11.63%
2016	Professor	$201,916.34	$765.93	6.86%
2015	Professor	$188,947.80	$1,026.32	1.13%
2014	Professor	$186,830.52	$969.96	1.98%
2013	Professor	$183,198.14	$786.92	1.95%
2012	Professor	$179,689.45	$423.83	3.92%
2011	Professor	$172,908.16	$549.80	6.5%
2010	Professor	$162,360.06	$830.24	6.53%
2009	Professor	$152,409.77	$873.48	5.02%
2008	Professor	$145,122.68	$934.52	2.35%
2007	Professor	$141,787.00	$926.00	12.01%
2006	Professor	$126,584.04	$860.20	1.93%
2005	Professor	$124,184.00	$901.32	16.63%
2004	Professor	$106,474.46	$930.56	5.47%
2003	Professor, Economics	$100,955.28	$874.79	—

J Barry Smith earned $277,278.40 as Professor at York University in 2025, according to the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 23.28% increase over the previous year's reported salary. J Barry Smith has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 19 times between 2003 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $277,278.40 in 2025. In addition to salary, $442.56 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. York University reports under the Universities sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

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Other employees at York University

Name	Position	Salary
Chris Carder Executive Director, Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship	Executive Director, Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship	$279,159.48
Richard Leblanc Professor/Graduate Program Director	Professor/Graduate Program Director	$278,998.44
Leanne De Filippis Senior Counsel, Labour and Employment	Senior Counsel, Labour and Employment	$278,943.04
Jarek Gryz Professor	Professor	$278,664.44
Nantel Bergeron Professor	Professor	$277,701.20
Christine Silversides General Counsel	General Counsel	$277,103.04
Luke Zhu Associate Professor/Graduate Program Director	Associate Professor/Graduate Program Director	$276,971.36
Susan Drummond Associate Professor/Program Director	Associate Professor/Program Director	$276,455.26
Robert Wai Associate Professor	Associate Professor	$276,391.56
Robert S Allison Professor/Director, Organized Research Unit University Based	Professor/Director, Organized Research Unit University Based	$276,100.68