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On the 2013 Sunshine List · 5 years

GORDON ALEXANDER IRONS

Professor/Endowed Chair · McMaster University
Professor/Endowed ChairUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2009
2013 Total Compensation Paid
$177,862.41
▲ 22.9% since 2009

GORDON ALEXANDER IRONS was paid $177,862.41 in total compensation as Professor/Endowed Chair at McMaster University in 2013, 78% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

GORDON ALEXANDER IRONS has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 5 times since 2009, earning $823K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $164,660.00 a year, up 23% over that span.

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

$177,862.41
Latest compensation
in 2013
$823K
Total compensation
across 5 years
$164,660.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+22.9%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

5 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$139K$150K$160K$171K$182K20092010201120122013
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How GORDON ALEXANDER IRONS's total compensation has moved across 5 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2013 · $177,862.41
Lifetime total compensation$823K
Annual average$164,660.00
Total growth since 2009+22.9%
Biggest raise+10.5% (2010)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

5 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2013Latest★ Best
Professor/Endowed Chair$177,862.41▲ 3.0%
2012
Professor/Endowed Chair$172,646.87▲ 2.7%
2011
Professor/Endowed Chair$168,084.83▲ 5.1%
2010
Professor/Endowed Chair$159,945.81▲ 10.5%
2009First
Professor/Endowed Chair$144,761.82
5 years total$823K total$164,660.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor/Endowed Chair
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2013
Years on list
5

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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