Esme Davies was paid $119,855.55 in total compensation as Special Advisor at McMaster University in 2025, 20% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Esme Davies has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 12 times since 2014, earning $1.8M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $148,006.00 a year, up 5% over that span.
That is 28% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.
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12 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Esme Davies's total compensation has moved across 12 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
12 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest | $119,855.55 | ▲ 17.5% |
2024 | $101,965.75 | ▼ 11.5% |
2023 | $115,156.38 | ▼ 40.4% |
2022 | $193,319.47 | ▼ 1.4% |
2021★ Best | $196,155.14 | ▲ 5.8% |
2020 | $185,425.05 | ▲ 10.6% |
2019 | $167,604.12 | ▲ 4.1% |
2018 | $160,970.57 | ▲ 4.2% |
2017 | $154,551.67 | ▲ 3.5% |
2016 | $149,382.89 | ▲ 26.6% |
2015 | $117,973.44 | ▲ 3.7% |
2014First | $113,716.57 | — |
| 12 years total | $1.8M total | $148,006.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Special Advisor
- Employer
- McMaster University
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2014
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 12
Data source
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