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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 16 years

Donald Arnold

Professor · McMaster University
ProfessorOntarioFirst listed 2009
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$284,010.92
▲ 63.2% since 2009

Donald Arnold was paid $284,010.92 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2025, 184% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Donald Arnold has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 16 times since 2009, earning $3.4M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $213,407.00 a year, up 63% over that span.

That is 71% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$284,010.92
Latest compensation
in 2025
$3.4M
Total compensation
across 16 years
$213,407.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+63.2%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

16 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$154K$190K$226K$261K$297K2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2025 · $284,010.92
Lifetime total compensation$3.4M
Annual average$213,407.00
Total growth since 2009+63.2%
Biggest raise+21.8% (2018)
Biggest drop-8.5% (2013)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

16 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Professor$284,010.92▲ 11.1%
2024
Professor$255,701.72▲ 5.6%
2023
$242,153.36▲ 5.1%
2022
Professor$230,398.36▲ 0.9%
2021
Professor↑ role changed$228,306.12▼ 4.4%
2019
Associate Professor$238,767.24▲ 0.8%
2018
Associate Professor$236,766.24▲ 21.8%
2017
Associate Professor$194,337.79▲ 0.3%
2016
Associate Professor$193,765.45▼ 8.2%
2015
Associate Professor$211,105.51▲ 17.5%
2014
Associate Professor$179,645.67▲ 0.1%
2013
Associate Professor$179,395.92▼ 8.5%
2012
Associate Professor↑ role changed$196,095.92▲ 8.6%
2011
Assistant Professor$180,642.80▼ 4.6%
2010
Assistant Professor$189,402.96▲ 8.8%
2009First
Assistant Professor$174,023.39
16 years total$3.4M total$213,407.00 avg
FIG. 04

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Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2025
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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