W Stephen Watson
$230,295.32asProfessor+8.75%
Employed by York University in 2025, according to Government of Ontario public salary records.
Salary Information
Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2007 to 2025.
W Stephen Watson, Professor at York University, earned a disclosed salary of $230,295.32 in 2025 on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 8.75% increase over the previous year's reported salary. W Stephen Watson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 15 times between 2007 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $230,295.32 in 2025. In addition to salary, $379.36 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. York University reports under the Universities sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.
Top earning Professors in York University
| Name | Salary |
|---|---|
| John Tsotsos | $385,591.36 |
| Kiridaran Kanagaretnam | $374,607.42 |
| Dean Neu | $368,365.52 |
| Yigang Pan | $367,081.72 |
| Yisong Tian | $358,440.84 |
| Mark Kamstra | $356,497.20 |
| Moshe Arye Milevsky | $353,334.76 |
| Moshe Farjoun | $352,669.36 |
| Peter Darke | $350,614.76 |
| Markus Giesler | $348,515.88 |
Top earning Professors in Ontario
| Name | Salary | Employer |
|---|---|---|
University Of Toronto | $509,014.02 | University Of Toronto |
McMaster University | $498,075.21 | McMaster University |
McMaster University | $483,140.15 | McMaster University |
University Of Toronto | $466,989.18 | University Of Toronto |
McMaster University | $451,950.05 | McMaster University |
McMaster University | $448,461.52 | McMaster University |
University Of Western Ontario | $446,079.42 | University Of Western Ontario |
McMaster University | $433,038.02 | McMaster University |
McMaster University | $430,325.45 | McMaster University |
McMaster University | $412,681.07 | McMaster University |
Other employees at York University
| Name | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Dennis Raphael Professor | Professor | $231,137.06 |
| Eric Ruppert Associate Professor | Associate Professor | $231,076.76 |
| Paul Szeptycki Professor | Professor | $231,044.32 |
| Lorne Foster Professor/Director, Organized Research Unit University Based | Professor/Director, Organized Research Unit University Based | $230,939.24 |
| Marisa Morriello Instructor | Instructor | $230,796.33 |
| Nombuso Dlamini Professor | Professor | $230,129.72 |
| Marcel Martel Professor | Professor | $230,090.84 |
| James Whiteway Professor | Professor | $229,982.00 |
| Myriam Mongrain Professor | Professor | $229,955.12 |
| Brenda Longfellow Professor | Professor | $229,935.14 |