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On the 2019 Sunshine List · 3 years

Ellen Amster

Associate Professor / Instructional Assistant · McMaster University
2019 Total Compensation Paid
$154,067.53
▲ 19.3% since 2015

Ellen Amster was paid $154,067.53 in total compensation as Associate Professor / Instructional Assistant at McMaster University in 2019, 54% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Ellen Amster has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times since 2015, earning $430K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $143,204.00 a year, up 19% over that span.

That is 7% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$154,067.53
Latest compensation
in 2019
$430K
Total compensation
across 3 years
$143,204.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+19.3%
Career growth
since 2015
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FIG. 01

3 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$125K$133K$141K$149K$157K201520182019
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Ellen Amster's total compensation has moved across 3 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2019 · $154,067.53
Lifetime total compensation$430K
Annual average$143,204.00
Total growth since 2015+19.3%
Biggest raise+13.4% (2018)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

3 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2019Latest★ Best
Associate Professor / Instructional Assistant↑ role changed$154,067.53▲ 5.2%
2018
Associate Professor$146,431.02▲ 13.4%
2015First
Associate Professor$129,113.53
3 years total$430K total$143,204.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

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Employee details

Position
Associate Professor / Instructional Assistant
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2015
Latest disclosure
2019
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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