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.
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5 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Darren Lawless's total compensation has moved across 5 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
5 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2024Latest★ Best | $275,391.66 | ▲ 16.1% |
2023 | $237,210.51 | ▲ 6.3% |
2022 | $223,114.95 | ▲ 5.0% |
2021 | $212,492.89 | ▲ 64.5% |
2020First | $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
- Employer
- McMaster University
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2020
- Latest disclosure
- 2024
- Years on list
- 5
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