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On the 2024 Sunshine List · 9 years

Ian Mckay

Professor · McMaster University
ProfessorOntarioFirst listed 2016
2024 Total Compensation Paid
$110,942.19
▼ 33.9% since 2016

Ian Mckay was paid $110,942.19 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2024, 11% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Ian Mckay has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 9 times since 2016, earning $1.6M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $178,375.00 a year, down 34% over that span.

That is 33% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$110,942.19
Latest compensation
in 2024
$1.6M
Total compensation
across 9 years
$178,375.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
-33.9%
Career growth
since 2016
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FIG. 01

9 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$95K$124K$153K$182K$210K201620172018201920202021202220232024
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Ian Mckay's total compensation has moved across 9 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2023 · $199,827.86
Lifetime total compensation$1.6M
Annual average$178,375.00
Total growth since 2016-33.9%
Biggest raise+3.6% (2021)
Biggest drop-44.5% (2024)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

9 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2024Latest
Professor$110,942.19▼ 44.5%
2023★ Best
$199,827.86▲ 2.3%
2022
Professor$195,376.92▼ 1.9%
2021
Professor$199,157.30▲ 3.6%
2020
Professor$192,312.25▲ 3.3%
2019
Professor$186,140.05▲ 3.5%
2018
Professor$179,894.84▲ 3.5%
2017
Professor$173,822.24▲ 3.5%
2016First
Professor$167,902.34
9 years total$1.6M total$178,375.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2016
Latest disclosure
2024
Years on list
9

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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