Highest-Paid Professors in Manitoba (2025)

In 2025, 1,671 professor roles appeared on the Manitoba Compensation Disclosure, earning an average of $162,932 and a median of $155,401. The highest-paid was P Nickerson (Vice-Provost (Health Sciences) / Dean / Professor at University of Manitoba) at $581,666. Full, associate, and assistant professors and lecturers at public universities and colleges.

Figures cover disclosed public-sector employees only (those above Manitoba’s $85,000 disclosure threshold). Records span 2020–2025.

Professors disclosed (2025)

1,671

Average

$162,932

Median

$155,401

Highest

$581,666

Top 25 highest-paid professors (2025)

#	Name	Job title	Employer	Salary
1	P Nickerson	Vice-Provost (Health Sciences) / Dean / Professor	University of Manitoba	$581,666
2	M Benarroch	President And Vice-chancellor / Professor	University of Manitoba	$490,362
3	J Gartner	Pathologist [wrha] /professor	University of Manitoba	$453,329
4	M Del Bigio	Pathologist [hsc/wrha] / Professor	University of Manitoba	$452,825
5	I Gibson	Pathologist/ Associate Professor	University of Manitoba	$452,825
6	C Littman	Pathologist [wrha] /associate Professor	University of Manitoba	$452,825
7	M Curtis	Pathologist [dsm] /assistant Professor	University of Manitoba	$446,138
8	S Hamza	Pathologist [dsm] / Assistant Professor	University of Manitoba	$446,138
9	G Qing	Pathologist [shared Health] / Associate Professor	University of Manitoba	$446,138
10	C Santos	Pathologist [dsm] /assistant Professor	University of Manitoba	$446,138
11	P Baker	Pathologist [dsm] / Associate Professor	University of Manitoba	$424,965
12	J Taylor	Professor	University of Manitoba	$410,217
13	J Blanchard	Project Lead Health System/director/professor	University of Manitoba	$406,196
14	E Hiebert-Murphy	Provost & V.p. (academic) / Professor	University of Manitoba	$398,335
15	B Silvestre	Professor / Dean - I.h Asper School Of Business	University of Manitoba	$393,203
16	B Pinto	V.P.(Research & International) / Professor	University of Manitoba	$389,554
17	M Anderson	Vice Dean (indigenous) / Associate Professor	University of Manitoba	$378,229
18	M Becker	Country Director [india] / Professor	University of Manitoba	$373,705
19	W Wiltshire	Dept.head Preventive Dental Science / Professor	University of Manitoba	$362,124
20	J Boerma	Director, Countdown 2030 / Professor	University of Manitoba	$352,473
21	R Urbanowski	Professor / Dean - Rehabilitation Sciences	University of Manitoba	$350,110
22	E Jurkowski	Professor / Director, School Of Art	University of Manitoba	$343,869
23	A Cholakis	Associate Professor / Dean - College Of Dentistry	University of Manitoba	$324,777
24	L Dyck	Associate Professor	University of Manitoba	$321,502
25	M Yellowbird	Professor	University of Manitoba	$316,546

Employers with the most professors (2025)

University of Manitoba1,195 · $171,537 avg The University of Winnipeg289 · $140,363 avg Brandon University168 · $144,641 avg University College of the North19 · $126,735 avg

Job titles included

Professor676Associate Professor512Assistant Professor411Lecturer5English Professor3Adjunct Professor3Professor Emeritus/emerita2Professor / Dean - Faculty Of Agri & Food Science2Pathologist [dsm] /assistant Professor2Vice-Provost (Health Sciences) / Dean / Professor1

Highest-Paid Professors in Manitoba (2025)

Top 25 highest-paid professors (2025)

Employers with the most professors (2025)

Job titles included

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