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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 14 years

David Tucker

Associate Vice-President Research Nuclear · McMaster University
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$111,075.28
▼ 25.4% since 2009

David Tucker was paid $111,075.28 in total compensation as Associate Vice-President Research Nuclear at McMaster University in 2025, 11% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

David Tucker has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 14 times since 2009, earning $2.5M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $180,755.00 a year, down 25% over that span.

That is 33% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$111,075.28
Latest compensation
in 2025
$2.5M
Total compensation
across 14 years
$180,755.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
-25.4%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

14 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$85K$132K$180K$228K$276K20092010201120122013201420152016201720212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How David Tucker's total compensation has moved across 14 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2024 · $258,070.02
Lifetime total compensation$2.5M
Annual average$180,755.00
Total growth since 2009-25.4%
Biggest raise+46.2% (2022)
Biggest drop-57.0% (2025)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

14 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest
Associate Vice-President Research Nuclear↑ role changed$111,075.28▼ 57.0%
2024★ Best
Assistant Vice President Research Nuclear$258,070.02▲ 3.1%
2023
$250,387.16▲ 3.0%
2022
Assistant Vice-President Research Nuclear↑ role changed$243,139.20▲ 46.2%
2021
Assistant Vice-President, Research Nuclear↑ role changed$166,326.42▼ 6.8%
2017
Sessional Faculty / Senior Health Physicist↑ role changed$178,468.77▲ 1.9%
2016
Senior Health Physicist / Sessional Faculty↑ role changed$175,169.10▼ 1.7%
2015
Senior Health Physicist/Sessional Lecturer/Part Time Instructor-Adjunct Lecturer↑ role changed$178,159.38▼ 2.6%
2014
Senior Health Physicist / Sessional Lecturer / Part Time Instructor-Adjunct Lecturer↑ role changed$182,853.87▲ 17.0%
2013
Senior Health Physicist/Instructor/Sessional Lecturer$156,343.12▼ 6.3%
2012
Senior Health Physicist/Instructor/Sessional Lecturer↑ role changed$166,935.12▲ 11.4%
2011
Senior Health Physicist/Sessional Lecturer$149,868.04▼ 9.1%
2010
Senior Health Physicist/Sessional Lecturer↑ role changed$164,887.36▲ 10.7%
2009First
Senior Health Physicist$148,886.67
14 years total$2.5M total$180,755.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Associate Vice-President Research Nuclear
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
14

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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