Dongmei Zhao was paid $217,921.43 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2025, 118% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Dongmei Zhao has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 17 times since 2009, earning $2.8M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $164,302.00 a year, up 87% over that span.
That is 31% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.
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17 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Dongmei Zhao's total compensation has moved across 17 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
17 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest★ Best | $217,921.43 | ▲ 10.6% |
2024 | $197,003.74 | ▲ 2.6% |
2023 | $191,930.06 | ▼ 2.3% |
2022 | $196,459.73 | ▲ 2.9% |
2021 | $190,835.27 | ▲ 3.2% |
2020 | $184,931.10 | ▲ 2.8% |
2019 | $179,927.48 | ▲ 3.3% |
2018 | $174,263.89 | ▲ 9.0% |
2017 | $159,871.29 | ▲ 4.2% |
2016 | $153,387.76 | ▼ 3.5% |
2015 | $158,905.88 | ▲ 9.6% |
2014 | $144,975.42 | ▲ 3.6% |
2013 | $139,930.77 | ▲ 3.8% |
2012 | $134,861.82 | ▲ 4.6% |
2011 | $128,982.34 | ▲ 5.2% |
2010 | $122,659.71 | ▲ 5.5% |
2009First | $116,287.31 | — |
| 17 years total | $2.8M total | $164,302.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Professor
- Employer
- McMaster University
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2009
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 17
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