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On the 2022 Sunshine List · 3 years

David W Cowden

2nd Class Engineer · McMaster University
2nd Class EngineerOntarioFirst listed 2020
2022 Total Compensation Paid
$103,508.32
▼ 11.4% since 2020

David W Cowden was paid $103,508.32 in total compensation as 2nd Class Engineer at McMaster University in 2022, 4% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

David W Cowden has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times since 2020, earning $330K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $109,932.00 a year, down 11% over that span.

That is 38% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$103,508.32
Latest compensation
in 2022
$330K
Total compensation
across 3 years
$109,932.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
-11.4%
Career growth
since 2020
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FIG. 01

3 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$100K$105K$110K$114K$119K202020212022
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How David W Cowden's total compensation has moved across 3 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2020 · $116,810.27
Lifetime total compensation$330K
Annual average$109,932.00
Total growth since 2020-11.4%
Biggest drop-6.3% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

3 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2022Latest
2nd Class Engineer$103,508.32▼ 5.5%
2021
2nd Class Engineer$109,475.99▼ 6.3%
2020First★ Best
2nd Class Engineer$116,810.27
3 years total$330K total$109,932.00 avg
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The record

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Employee details

Position
2nd Class Engineer
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2020
Latest disclosure
2022
Years on list
3

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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