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On the 2024 Sunshine List · 5 years

Darren Lawless

Associate Vice-President Research Innovation and Partnerships · McMaster University
2024 Total Compensation Paid
$275,391.66
▲ 113.2% since 2020

Darren Lawless was paid $275,391.66 in total compensation as Associate Vice-President Research Innovation and Partnerships at McMaster University in 2024, 175% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Darren Lawless has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 5 times since 2020, earning $1.1M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $215,472.00 a year, up 113% over that span.

That is 66% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$275,391.66
Latest compensation
in 2024
$1.1M
Total compensation
across 5 years
$215,472.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+113.2%
Career growth
since 2020
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FIG. 01

5 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$103K$150K$198K$245K$293K20202021202220232024
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Darren Lawless's total compensation has moved across 5 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2024 · $275,391.66
Lifetime total compensation$1.1M
Annual average$215,472.00
Total growth since 2020+113.2%
Biggest raise+64.5% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

5 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2024Latest★ Best
Associate Vice-President Research Innovation and Partnerships$275,391.66▲ 16.1%
2023
$237,210.51▲ 6.3%
2022
Assistant Vice-President Research Partnerships↑ role changed$223,114.95▲ 5.0%
2021
Assistant Vice-President, Research, Innovation and Partnerships↑ role changed$212,492.89▲ 64.5%
2020First
Assistant Vice-President, Research Partnerships$129,147.60
5 years total$1.1M total$215,472.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Associate Vice-President Research Innovation and Partnerships
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2020
Latest disclosure
2024
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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