Ellen J Amster was paid $197,549.35 in total compensation as Associate Professor / Instructional Assistant at McMaster University in 2025, 98% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Ellen J Amster has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 8 times since 2016, earning $1.3M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $166,830.00 a year, up 48% over that span.
That is 19% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.
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8 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Ellen J Amster's total compensation has moved across 8 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
8 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest★ Best | $197,549.35 | ▲ 6.0% |
2024 | $186,398.78 | ▲ 4.1% |
2023 | $179,095.83 | ▲ 3.8% |
2022 | $172,488.56 | ▲ 4.1% |
2021 | $165,774.45 | ▲ 4.3% |
2020 | $159,015.65 | ▲ 12.8% |
2017 | $141,018.73 | ▲ 5.8% |
2016First | $133,296.20 | — |
| 8 years total | $1.3M total | $166,830.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Associate Professor / Instructional Assistant
- Employer
- McMaster University
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2016
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 8
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