Michael Nijhawan

$190,453.88asAssociate Professor-2.23%

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

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Position

Associate Professor

Employer

York University

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2010 to 2025.

Year	Position	Salary	Benefits	Performance
2025	Associate Professor	$190,453.88	$911.84	2.23%
2024	Associate Professor	$194,792.80	$836.45	22.88%
2023	Associate Professor	$158,521.06	$791.68	2.44%
2022	Associate Professor / Undergraduate Program Director	$162,478.86	$809.40	1.18%
2021	Associate Professor / Undergraduate Program Director	$160,588.68	$855.72	1.26%
2020	Associate Professor	$158,589.84	$839.08	4.24%
2019	Associate Professor	$152,139.63	$823.18	19.47%
2018	Associate Professor	$127,344.94	$843.64	3.52%
2017	Associate Professor	$123,019.08	$829.32	8%
2016	Associate Professor	$133,723.38	$774.18	8.66%
2015	Associate Professor	$123,070.44	$669.72	1.39%
2014	Associate Professor	$121,383.72	$619.72	4.32%
2013	Associate Professor	$116,356.60	$494.36	2.58%
2012	Associate Professor	$113,428.00	$267.93	4.89%
2011	Associate Professor	$108,142.72	$342.76	5.82%
2010	Associate Professor	$102,192.52	$520.76	—

The Ontario Sunshine List reports that Michael Nijhawan was paid $190,453.88 in 2025 as Associate Professor at York University. This represents a 2.23% decrease from the previous year's reported salary. Michael Nijhawan has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 16 times between 2010 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $194,792.80 in 2024. In addition to salary, $911.84 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. York University reports under the Universities sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

Top earning Associate Professors in York University

Name	Salary
Willow A Sheremata	$334,650.64
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Yelena Larkin	$315,940.64
Sylvia Hsu	$305,350.72
Janet Mosher	$292,284.25
François Tanguay-Renaud	$282,888.33
Robert Wai	$276,391.56
David Rice	$267,556.02
Fred Lazar	$264,766.40
Alexandra Campbell	$263,636.20

Top earning Associate Professors in Ontario

Name	Salary	Employer
Blake Phillips University Of Waterloo	$382,259.63	University Of Waterloo
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Maja Djikic University Of Toronto	$337,603.54	University Of Toronto
Stephen Sapp University Of Western Ontario	$334,433.40	University Of Western Ontario
Charles A. Presslee University Of Waterloo	$327,153.43	University Of Waterloo
Krista Fiolleau University Of Waterloo	$326,571.19	University Of Waterloo
Adam Fremeth University Of Western Ontario	$320,293.82	University Of Western Ontario
Clare Chua-Chow Toronto Metropolitan University	$319,358.58	Toronto Metropolitan University
Jie Joyce Tian University Of Waterloo	$313,874.95	University Of Waterloo
Timothy D. Bauer University Of Waterloo	$308,706.14	University Of Waterloo

Other employees at York University

Name	Position	Salary
Mary Desrocher Associate Professor	Associate Professor	$191,066.92
Hernan Humana Associate Professor, Teaching	Associate Professor, Teaching	$190,983.36
Amanda Glasbeek Associate Professor	Associate Professor	$190,955.78
Elizabeth Pentland Associate Dean/Associate Professor	Associate Dean/Associate Professor	$190,868.16
Hanna Jankowski Professor	Professor	$190,538.32
Hannes Lacher Associate Professor	Associate Professor	$190,443.88
Tarmo Remmel Professor	Professor	$190,391.00
Michael Pettit Professor	Professor	$190,367.48
Valerio De Stefano Professor/Canada Research Chair	Professor/Canada Research Chair	$190,306.38
Andrea Mckenzie Associate Professor/Department Chair	Associate Professor/Department Chair	$190,279.13