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On the 2014 Sunshine List · 6 years

Donald Maclean Wells

Professor · McMaster University
ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2009
2014 Total Compensation Paid
$156,873.60
▲ 21.6% since 2009

Donald Maclean Wells was paid $156,873.60 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2014, 57% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Donald Maclean Wells has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 6 times since 2009, earning $875K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $145,907.00 a year, up 22% over that span.

That is 5% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$156,873.60
Latest compensation
in 2014
$875K
Total compensation
across 6 years
$145,907.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+21.6%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

6 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$124K$133K$142K$151K$160K200920102011201220132014
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Donald Maclean Wells's total compensation has moved across 6 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2014 · $156,873.60
Lifetime total compensation$875K
Annual average$145,907.00
Total growth since 2009+21.6%
Biggest raise+7.6% (2010)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

6 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2014Latest★ Best
Professor$156,873.60▲ 1.2%
2013
Professor↑ role changed$155,077.18▲ 1.9%
2012
Professor/Director↑ role changed$152,241.75▲ 6.1%
2011
Professor↑ role changed$143,443.98▲ 3.3%
2010
Professor/Director↑ role changed$138,807.71▲ 7.6%
2009First
Professor/Associate Professor/Director$128,995.51
6 years total$875K total$145,907.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2014
Years on list
6

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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