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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 5 years

David J H Emslie

Professor · McMaster University
ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2011
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$178,659.66
▲ 76.3% since 2011

David J H Emslie was paid $178,659.66 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2021, 79% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

David J H Emslie has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 5 times since 2011, earning $724K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $144,749.00 a year, up 76% over that span.

That is 8% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$178,659.66
Latest compensation
in 2021
$724K
Total compensation
across 5 years
$144,749.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+76.3%
Career growth
since 2011
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FIG. 01

5 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$87K$113K$138K$163K$188K20112012201720202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How David J H Emslie's total compensation has moved across 5 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2021 · $178,659.66
Lifetime total compensation$724K
Annual average$144,749.00
Total growth since 2011+76.3%
Biggest raise+30.2% (2017)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

5 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest★ Best
Professor$178,659.66▲ 4.4%
2020
Professor↑ role changed$171,171.18▲ 11.0%
2017
Associate Professor / Associate Chair↑ role changed$154,181.88▲ 30.2%
2012
Associate Professor$118,397.72▲ 16.8%
2011First
Associate Professor$101,334.26
5 years total$724K total$144,749.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2011
Latest disclosure
2021
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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