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On the 2022 Sunshine List · 11 years

David S Wilkinson

Professor · McMaster University
ProfessorOntarioFirst listed 2009
2022 Total Compensation Paid
$240,433.14
▲ 15.4% since 2009

David S Wilkinson was paid $240,433.14 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2022, 140% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

David S Wilkinson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 11 times since 2009, earning $3.2M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $288,661.00 a year, up 15% over that span.

That is 45% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$240,433.14
Latest compensation
in 2022
$3.2M
Total compensation
across 11 years
$288,661.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+15.4%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

11 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$182K$230K$277K$325K$373K20092010201120122013201420162017202020212022
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How David S Wilkinson's total compensation has moved across 11 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2020 · $355,326.70
Lifetime total compensation$3.2M
Annual average$288,661.00
Total growth since 2009+15.4%
Biggest raise+25.8% (2010)
Biggest drop-33.5% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

11 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2022Latest
Professor$240,433.14▲ 1.8%
2021
Professor↑ role changed$236,251.52▼ 33.5%
2020★ Best
Professor / Director↑ role changed$355,326.70▲ 1.0%
2017
Professor↑ role changed$351,657.91▲ 5.1%
2016
Provost And Vice-President (Academic) / Professor↑ role changed$334,690.05▼ 0.4%
2014
Provost and Vice-President (Academic) / Professor↑ role changed$336,040.23▲ 0.4%
2013
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)/Professor↑ role changed$334,540.18▲ 23.5%
2012
Provost & Vice–President (Academic)/Professor↑ role changed$270,852.87▲ 10.5%
2011
Professor/Dean$245,161.72▼ 6.4%
2010
Professor/Dean$262,014.28▲ 25.8%
2009First
Professor/Dean$208,300.87
11 years total$3.2M total$288,661.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2022
Years on list
11

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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