Lesley J Higgins

$219,319.32asProfessor-4.01%

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 2006 to 2025.

Year	Position	Salary	Benefits	Performance
2025	Professor	$219,319.32	$350.72	4.01%
2024	Professor	$228,490.21	$328.03	16.34%
2023	Professor	$196,400.87	$313.00	4.94%
2022	Professor	$187,152.90	$320.32	6.29%
2021	Professor	$176,071.68	$677.34	2.73%
2020	Professor	$181,006.86	$996.60	2.08%
2019	Professor	$184,858.68	$1,002.24	7.77%
2018	Professor	$171,535.02	$1,055.26	1.53%
2017	Professor	$168,953.36	$1,039.56	0.86%
2016	Professor	$167,520.46	$974.65	17.79%
2015	Professor	$142,223.94	$847.08	1.24%
2014	Professor	$140,483.57	$784.92	6.68%
2013	Professor	$150,544.88	$628.60	3.83%
2012	Professor	$144,990.12	$344.01	4.25%
2011	Professor	$139,085.16	$441.36	3.67%
2010	Professor	$134,166.78	$663.84	6.78%
2009	Professor	$125,652.21	$706.42	16.55%
2008	Professor	$107,811.34	$753.16	0.33%
2007	Professor	$108,172.00	$736.00	6.02%
2006	Professor	$102,031.80	$679.12	—

The Ontario Sunshine List reports that Lesley J Higgins was paid $219,319.32 in 2025 as Professor at York University. This represents a 4.01% decrease from the previous year's reported salary. Lesley J Higgins has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 20 times between 2006 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $228,490.21 in 2024. In addition to salary, $350.72 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
Gail Vanstone Associate Professor	Associate Professor	$219,701.40
Ute Lehrer Professor	Professor	$219,699.00
Jan Hadlaw Associate Professor	Associate Professor	$219,491.36
Alan Henderson Associate Professor	Associate Professor	$219,387.12
Natacha Sam Director, Budgets and Planning	Director, Budgets and Planning	$219,361.61
Huaiping Zhu Professor	Professor	$219,168.92
Patricia Wood Professor/Graduate Program Director	Professor/Graduate Program Director	$219,141.00
Jeremy Trevett Associate Professor	Associate Professor	$219,092.81
Gordon Binsted Professor	Professor	$219,084.60
Alexander Rusetski Associate Professor	Associate Professor	$219,033.56