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On the 2024 Sunshine List · 16 years

David Price

Professor · McMaster University
ProfessorOntarioFirst listed 2009
2024 Total Compensation Paid
$134,672.20
▼ 45.7% since 2009

David Price was paid $134,672.20 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2024, 35% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

David Price has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 16 times since 2009, earning $4.3M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $269,266.00 a year, down 46% over that span.

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

$134,672.20
Latest compensation
in 2024
$4.3M
Total compensation
across 16 years
$269,266.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
-45.7%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

16 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$99K$163K$227K$291K$355K2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How David Price's total compensation has moved across 16 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2023 · $331,532.13
Lifetime total compensation$4.3M
Annual average$269,266.00
Total growth since 2009-45.7%
Biggest raise+31.3% (2017)
Biggest drop-59.4% (2024)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

16 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2024Latest
Professor$134,672.20▼ 59.4%
2023★ Best
$331,532.13▲ 11.8%
2022
Professor$296,623.40▲ 0.2%
2021
Professor$295,981.16▲ 0.1%
2020
Professor$295,718.03▲ 0.0%
2019
Professor$295,703.78▼ 2.4%
2018
Professor$302,989.88▼ 7.6%
2017
Professor$327,852.73▲ 31.3%
2016
Professor$249,657.88▼ 4.9%
2015
Professor↑ role changed$262,408.29▲ 3.9%
2014
Professor / Department Chair↑ role changed$252,665.38▲ 0.1%
2013
Professor/Department Chair$252,511.28▼ 0.7%
2012
Professor/Department Chair$254,197.45▲ 0.0%
2011
Professor/Department Chair↑ role changed$254,110.22▲ 0.1%
2010
Assistant Professor/Department Chair$253,835.36▲ 2.4%
2009First
Assistant Professor/Department Chair$247,800.27
16 years total$4.3M total$269,266.00 avg
FIG. 04

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Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2024
Years on list
16

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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