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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 17 years

Andrea Farquhar

Chief Executive, Internal and External Engagement · McMaster University
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$254,467.51
▲ 92.2% since 2009

Andrea Farquhar was paid $254,467.51 in total compensation as Chief Executive, Internal and External Engagement at McMaster University in 2025, 154% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Andrea Farquhar has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 17 times since 2009, earning $3.5M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $206,983.00 a year, up 92% over that span.

That is 53% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$254,467.51
Latest compensation
in 2025
$3.5M
Total compensation
across 17 years
$206,983.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+92.2%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

17 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$98K$155K$212K$269K$326K20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

Totals, averages, and the biggest moves — all total compensation.

A career, year by year.

How Andrea Farquhar's total compensation has moved across 17 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2024 · $305,255.39
Lifetime total compensation$3.5M
Annual average$206,983.00
Total growth since 2009+92.2%
Biggest raise+12.5% (2012)
Biggest drop-16.6% (2025)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

17 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest
Chief Executive, Internal and External Engagement$254,467.51▼ 16.6%
2024★ Best
Chief Executive, Internal and External Engagement$305,255.39▲ 10.4%
2023
$276,583.05▲ 0.1%
2022
Assistant Vice President, Communications, Marketing, Public Affairs↑ role changed$276,259.66▲ 9.1%
2021
Assistant Vice-President, Public and Government Relations$253,192.17▲ 3.9%
2020
Assistant Vice-President, Public and Government Relations↑ role changed$243,616.95▲ 5.5%
2019
Assistant Vice-President, Communications and Public Affairs↑ role changed$230,862.67▲ 11.2%
2018
Assistant Vice President, Public and Government Relations↑ role changed$207,696.36▲ 5.4%
2017
Assistant Vice President, Public And Government Relations$197,146.10▲ 4.1%
2016
Assistant Vice President, Public And Government Relations↑ role changed$189,469.61▲ 6.9%
2015
Assistant Vice President, Public and Government Relations$177,261.20▲ 3.0%
2014
Assistant Vice President, Public and Government Relations$172,068.02▲ 3.7%
2013
Assistant Vice President, Public and Government Relations↑ role changed$165,923.92▲ 2.0%
2012
Assistant Vice President, Public & Government Relations$162,676.32▲ 12.5%
2011
Assistant Vice President, Public & Government Relations↑ role changed$144,618.85▲ 11.9%
2010
Director, Government & Public Relations$129,193.93▼ 2.4%
2009First
Director, Government & Public Relations$132,412.40
17 years total$3.5M total$206,983.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Chief Executive, Internal and External Engagement
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
17

Data source

Salary data is published annually by the Ontario government under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act. Only employees earning $100,000+ are disclosed.

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