W Stephen Watson

$230,295.32asProfessor

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.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Professor
$230,295.32
$379.36
8.75%
2023
Professor/Department Chair
$211,770.98
$339.32
2.71%
2022
Professor / Department Chair
$217,663.32
$348.20
6.8%
2021
Professor / Department Chair
$203,807.16
$713.82
11.46%
2020
Professor
$182,846.42
$1,032.88
6.44%
2016
Professor
$171,781.77
$998.68
17.67%
2015
Professor
$145,981.92
$868.84
1.34%
2014
Professor
$144,053.96
$805.28
5.42%
2013
Professor
$152,306.12
$645.40
3.84%
2012
Professor
$146,672.67
$353.21
4.36%
2011
Professor
$140,549.20
$453.84
5.26%
2010
Professor
$133,523.32
$683.68
5.13%
2009
Professor
$127,012.89
$727.87
5.4%
2008
Professor
$120,504.44
$776.36
5.84%
2007
Professor
$113,853.00
$765.00

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.

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Other employees at York University

NameSalary
Dennis Raphael
Professor
$231,137.06
Eric Ruppert
Associate Professor
$231,076.76
Paul Szeptycki
Professor
$231,044.32
Lorne Foster
Professor/Director, Organized Research Unit University Based
$230,939.24
Marisa Morriello
Instructor
$230,796.33
Nombuso Dlamini
Professor
$230,129.72
Marcel Martel
Professor
$230,090.84
James Whiteway
Professor
$229,982.00
Myriam Mongrain
Professor
$229,955.12
Brenda Longfellow
Professor
$229,935.14