Michael L Friendly

$177,549.24asProfessor-2.9%

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 2004 to 2025.

Year	Position	Salary	Benefits	Performance
2025	Professor	$177,549.24	$423.56	2.9%
2024	Professor	$182,846.66	$339.24	15.1%
2023	Professor	$158,862.26	$279.99	5.44%
2022	Professor	$150,664.78	$337.22	0.51%
2021	Professor	$149,893.03	—	4.25%
2020	Professor	$156,542.64	—	1.68%
2019	Professor	$153,959.80	—	4.35%
2018	Professor	$160,963.98	—	15.4%
2017	Professor	$190,272.88	—	0.7%
2016	Professor	$188,946.96	$335.46	7.1%
2015	Professor	$176,418.84	$320.44	10.74%
2014	Professor	$159,302.96	$296.72	3.84%
2013	Professor	$153,414.72	$238.44	8.06%
2012	Professor	$166,869.65	$131.41	7.05%
2011	Professor	$155,872.88	$170.28	4.85%
2010	Professor	$148,667.92	$515.26	4.9%
2009	Professor	$141,725.20	$810.64	5.39%
2008	Professor	$134,474.88	$865.80	2.57%
2007	Professor	$131,106.00	$856.00	24.7%
2006	Professor	$105,141.24	$794.52	1.45%
2005	Professor	$103,637.30	$831.16	6.43%
2004	Professor	$110,753.88	$856.24	—

Michael L Friendly, Professor at York University, earned a disclosed salary of $177,549.24 in 2025 on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 2.9% decrease from the previous year's reported salary. Michael L Friendly has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 22 times between 2004 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $190,272.88 in 2017. In addition to salary, $423.56 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
Lisa Domanski Director, Risk Management Services	Director, Risk Management Services	$177,994.90
Nick Ruest Senior Librarian	Senior Librarian	$177,981.78
Jon Kerr Associate Professor	Associate Professor	$177,742.88
Dale Stevens Associate Professor	Associate Professor	$177,632.64
Jean-Paul Paluzzi Associate Professor/Graduate Program Director	Associate Professor/Graduate Program Director	$177,588.80
Lisa Cole Director, Programming	Director, Programming	$177,505.24
Jennifer Sipos Director, Organizational Learning and People Excellence	Director, Organizational Learning and People Excellence	$177,378.29
Muhammad Javeed Director, Information Technology and Research Computing	Director, Information Technology and Research Computing	$177,274.20
James Smith Associate Professor, Teaching	Associate Professor, Teaching	$177,175.68
Jack Jiang Associate Professor	Associate Professor	$177,076.67