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On the 2019 Sunshine List · 3 years

Gillian Goward

Professor / Department Chair · McMaster University
2019 Total Compensation Paid
$189,002.39
▲ 21.1% since 2015

Gillian Goward was paid $189,002.39 in total compensation as Professor / Department Chair at McMaster University in 2019, 89% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Gillian Goward has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times since 2015, earning $531K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $176,872.00 a year, up 21% over that span.

That is 14% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$189,002.39
Latest compensation
in 2019
$531K
Total compensation
across 3 years
$176,872.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+21.1%
Career growth
since 2015
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FIG. 01

3 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$150K$161K$172K$182K$193K201520182019
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2019 · $189,002.39
Lifetime total compensation$531K
Annual average$176,872.00
Total growth since 2015+21.1%
Biggest raise+19.0% (2018)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

3 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2019Latest★ Best
Professor / Department Chair↑ role changed$189,002.39▲ 1.8%
2018
Professor/Department Chair↑ role changed$185,601.45▲ 19.0%
2015First
Professor/Associate Chair$156,011.82
3 years total$531K total$176,872.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor / Department Chair
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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