Laura Kwak

$157,627.27asAssociate Professor

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2019 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Associate Professor
$157,627.27
$734.10
6.57%
2024
Associate Professor
$147,905.06
$629.41
21.52%
2023
Associate Professor
$121,711.08
$585.00
2.29%
2022
Associate Professor / Assistant Professor
$118,988.52
$569.26
8.97%
2021
Assistant Professor
$109,192.68
$582.48
1.53%
2020
Assistant Professor
$107,546.24
$562.44
3.77%
2019
Assistant Professor
$103,642.70
$548.74

Laura Kwak earned $157,627.27 as Associate Professor at York University in 2025, according to the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 6.57% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Laura Kwak has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 7 times between 2019 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $157,627.27 in 2025. In addition to salary, $734.10 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

NameSalary
Nima Tabatabaei
Associate Professor/Graduate Program Director
$157,987.56
Emily Elfner
Associate Professor/Undergraduate Program Director
$157,966.96
Heather Moore
Executive Officer, Faculty of Graduate Studies
$157,946.43
Barbara Edwards
Senior Policy Advisor
$157,854.07
Humaira Pirooz
Director, Health, Safety and Employee Well Being
$157,765.13
Joseph Sanguedolce
Manager, Custodial Services
$157,529.16
Jennifer Grant
Associate Librarian
$157,490.81
Krista Phillips
Course Director
$157,395.70
Audrey Laurin-Lamothe
Associate Professor
$157,300.84
Heather Prime
Associate Professor
$157,280.77