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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 16 years

Brent Davis

University Counsel · McMaster University
University CounselOntarioFirst listed 2009
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$307,757.71
▲ 203.0% since 2009

Brent Davis was paid $307,757.71 in total compensation as University Counsel at McMaster University in 2025, 208% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Brent Davis has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 16 times since 2009, earning $2.9M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $178,266.00 a year, up 203% over that span.

That is 85% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$307,757.71
Latest compensation
in 2025
$2.9M
Total compensation
across 16 years
$178,266.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+203.0%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

16 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$64K$131K$198K$265K$333K2009201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Brent Davis's total compensation has moved across 16 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $307,757.71
Lifetime total compensation$2.9M
Annual average$178,266.00
Total growth since 2009+203.0%
Biggest raise+17.9% (2023)
Biggest drop-3.9% (2013)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

16 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
University Counsel$307,757.71▲ 1.0%
2024
University Counsel$304,564.53▲ 11.0%
2023
$274,263.70▲ 17.9%
2022
University Counsel$232,582.75▲ 16.5%
2021
University Counsel$199,654.44▲ 2.0%
2020
University Counsel$195,728.50▲ 9.7%
2019
University Counsel$178,478.31▲ 5.1%
2018
University Counsel$169,752.97▲ 13.4%
2017
University Counsel$149,709.49▲ 4.1%
2016
University Counsel↑ role changed$143,871.34▲ 7.2%
2015
Corporate Counsel$134,171.70▲ 8.3%
2014
Corporate Counsel↑ role changed$123,945.72▲ 9.3%
2013
Manager, Research Contracts and Legal Affairs↑ role changed$113,376.68▼ 3.9%
2012
Manager, Research Contracts & Legal Affairs$117,941.86▲ 12.4%
2011
Manager, Research Contracts & Legal Affairs$104,884.32▲ 3.3%
2009First
Manager, Research Contracts & Legal Affairs$101,565.25
16 years total$2.9M total$178,266.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
University Counsel
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
16

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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