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On the 2024 Sunshine List · 13 years

Forough Farrokhyar

Director, Research · McMaster University
Director, ResearchOntarioFirst listed 2009
2024 Total Compensation Paid
$128,804.37
▲ 20.0% since 2009

Forough Farrokhyar was paid $128,804.37 in total compensation as Director, Research at McMaster University in 2024, 29% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Forough Farrokhyar has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 13 times since 2009, earning $1.5M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $112,677.00 a year, up 20% over that span.

That is 22% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$128,804.37
Latest compensation
in 2024
$1.5M
Total compensation
across 13 years
$112,677.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+20.0%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

13 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$97K$105K$114K$123K$132K2009201220142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Forough Farrokhyar's total compensation has moved across 13 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2024 · $128,804.37
Lifetime total compensation$1.5M
Annual average$112,677.00
Total growth since 2009+20.0%
Biggest raise+6.5% (2020)
Biggest drop-5.5% (2012)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

13 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2024Latest★ Best
Director, Research$128,804.37▲ 1.5%
2023
$126,939.48▲ 3.1%
2022
Director, Research$123,110.20▲ 2.2%
2021
Director, Research$120,499.24▲ 0.8%
2020
Director, Research$119,520.15▲ 6.5%
2019
Director, Research↑ role changed$112,234.24▲ 4.8%
2018
Research Associate (II)$107,046.41▲ 1.8%
2017
Research Associate (II)$105,136.97▲ 0.9%
2016
Research Associate (II)$104,171.97▼ 0.6%
2015
Research Associate (II)$104,806.73▲ 1.1%
2014
Research Associate (II)$103,654.94▲ 2.1%
2012
Research Associate (II)↑ role changed$101,512.09▼ 5.5%
2009First
Research Associate$107,370.08
13 years total$1.5M total$112,677.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

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Employee details

Position
Director, Research
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2024
Years on list
13

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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