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On the 2017 Sunshine List · 8 years

Hugh M. Couchman

Professor · Mcmaster University
ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2009
2017 Total Compensation Paid
$178,211.30
▲ 22.1% since 2009

Hugh M. Couchman was paid $178,211.30 in total compensation as Professor at Mcmaster University in 2017, 78% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Hugh M. Couchman has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 8 times since 2009, earning $1.3M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $161,418.00 a year, up 22% over that span.

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

$178,211.30
Latest compensation
in 2017
$1.3M
Total compensation
across 8 years
$161,418.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+22.1%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

8 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$140K$151K$161K$172K$182K20092010201120122013201420162017
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Hugh M. Couchman's total compensation has moved across 8 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2017 · $178,211.30
Lifetime total compensation$1.3M
Annual average$161,418.00
Total growth since 2009+22.1%
Biggest raise+13.3% (2016)
Biggest drop-4.7% (2014)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

8 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2017Latest★ Best
Professor$178,211.30▲ 3.0%
2016
Professor$172,987.75▲ 13.3%
2014
Professor$152,724.53▼ 4.7%
2013
Professor$160,220.70▼ 3.8%
2012
Professor$166,566.22▲ 2.8%
2011
Professor$161,990.39▲ 6.1%
2010
Professor$152,673.28▲ 4.6%
2009First
Professor$145,972.71
8 years total$1.3M total$161,418.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2017
Years on list
8

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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