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On the 2013 Sunshine List · 5 years

CHIH-HUNG (JAMES) CHEN

Associate Professor · McMaster University
Associate ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2009
2013 Total Compensation Paid
$134,929.27
▲ 19.5% since 2009

CHIH-HUNG (JAMES) CHEN was paid $134,929.27 in total compensation as Associate Professor at McMaster University in 2013, 35% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

CHIH-HUNG (JAMES) CHEN has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 5 times since 2009, earning $623K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $124,641.00 a year, up 20% over that span.

That is 19% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$134,929.27
Latest compensation
in 2013
$623K
Total compensation
across 5 years
$124,641.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+19.5%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

5 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$109K$116K$123K$130K$138K20092010201120122013
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How CHIH-HUNG (JAMES) CHEN's total compensation has moved across 5 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2013 · $134,929.27
Lifetime total compensation$623K
Annual average$124,641.00
Total growth since 2009+19.5%
Biggest raise+5.8% (2010)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

5 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2013Latest★ Best
Associate Professor$134,929.27▲ 3.3%
2012
Associate Professor$130,576.37▲ 4.1%
2011
Associate Professor$125,387.79▲ 5.0%
2010
Associate Professor$119,440.78▲ 5.8%
2009First
Associate Professor$112,871.07
5 years total$623K total$124,641.00 avg
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The record

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Employee details

Position
Associate Professor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2013
Years on list
5

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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