Derek Chu was paid $135,652.39 in total compensation as Assistant Professor at McMaster University in 2025, 36% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Derek Chu has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 6 times since 2020, earning $863K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $143,825.00 a year, up 26% over that span.
That is 18% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.
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6 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Derek Chu's total compensation has moved across 6 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
6 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest | $135,652.39 | ▼ 31.0% |
2024★ Best | $196,464.99 | ▲ 32.8% |
2023 | $147,897.36 | ▲ 8.5% |
2022 | $136,304.80 | ▼ 2.0% |
2021 | $139,037.72 | ▲ 29.2% |
2020First | $107,589.93 | — |
| 6 years total | $863K total | $143,825.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Assistant Professor
- Employer
- McMaster University
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2020
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 6
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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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