Benzhong Zhao was paid $149,248.08 in total compensation as Associate Professor / Associate Chair at McMaster University in 2025, 49% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Benzhong Zhao has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 6 times since 2020, earning $754K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $125,744.00 a year, up 42% over that span.
That is 10% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.
Share this record
Download a card to post or send.
6 years on the list
Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.
The career in numbers
Totals, averages, and the biggest moves — all total compensation.
A career, year by year.
How Benzhong Zhao's total compensation has moved across 6 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
6 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest★ Best | $149,248.08 | ▲ 8.3% |
2024 | $137,782.12 | ▲ 7.6% |
2023 | $128,034.43 | ▲ 6.1% |
2022 | $120,701.11 | ▲ 6.6% |
2021 | $113,231.02 | ▲ 7.4% |
2020First | $105,464.86 | — |
| 6 years total | $754K total | $125,744.00 avg |
The record
Source data and how to request a correction.
Employee details
- Position
- Associate Professor / Associate Chair
- Employer
- McMaster University
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2020
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 6
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.
Name removal
This data comes from official government disclosures. For removal requests, contact the Ontario government directly.
Request removal →