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On the 2016 Sunshine List · 7 years

David Edgar Venus

Professor / Department Chair · McMaster University
2016 Total Compensation Paid
$185,074.11
▲ 31.6% since 2009

David Edgar Venus was paid $185,074.11 in total compensation as Professor / Department Chair at McMaster University in 2016, 85% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

David Edgar Venus has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 7 times since 2009, earning $1.1M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $160,178.00 a year, up 32% over that span.

That is 12% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$185,074.11
Latest compensation
in 2016
$1.1M
Total compensation
across 7 years
$160,178.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+31.6%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

7 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$133K$147K$161K$176K$190K2009201020112012201320142016
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How David Edgar Venus's total compensation has moved across 7 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2016 · $185,074.11
Lifetime total compensation$1.1M
Annual average$160,178.00
Total growth since 2009+31.6%
Biggest raise+8.5% (2016)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

7 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2016Latest★ Best
Professor / Department Chair$185,074.11▲ 8.5%
2014
Professor / Department Chair↑ role changed$170,583.90▲ 3.1%
2013
Professor/Department Chair$165,432.28▲ 3.3%
2012
Professor/Department Chair$160,133.28▲ 4.7%
2011
Professor/Department Chair↑ role changed$152,978.06▲ 4.5%
2010
Professor↑ role changed$146,459.57▲ 4.2%
2009First
Professor/Department Chair$140,582.75
7 years total$1.1M total$160,178.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor / Department Chair
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2016
Years on list
7

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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