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On the 2023 Sunshine List · 11 years

J Roger Jacobs

OntarioFirst listed 2009
2023 Total Compensation Paid
$108,085.08
▼ 16.6% since 2009

J Roger Jacobs was paid $108,085.08 in total compensation as an employee at McMaster University in 2023, 8% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

J Roger Jacobs has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 11 times since 2009, earning $1.7M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $155,149.00 a year, down 17% over that span.

That is 35% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$108,085.08
Latest compensation
in 2023
$1.7M
Total compensation
across 11 years
$155,149.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
-16.6%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

11 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$91K$122K$154K$186K$217K20092010201120122013201420152016201720222023
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How J Roger Jacobs's total compensation has moved across 11 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2022 · $205,639.18
Lifetime total compensation$1.7M
Annual average$155,149.00
Total growth since 2009-16.6%
Biggest raise+10.7% (2022)
Biggest drop-47.4% (2023)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

11 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2023Latest
$108,085.08▼ 47.4%
2022★ Best
Professor↑ role changed$205,639.18▲ 10.7%
2017
Professor / Department Chair$185,782.11▲ 6.4%
2016
Professor / Department Chair↑ role changed$174,619.00▼ 1.0%
2015
Professor/Department Chair↑ role changed$176,471.04▲ 9.6%
2014
Professor / Department Chair↑ role changed$161,055.35▲ 10.1%
2013
Professor/Department Chair↑ role changed$146,318.57▲ 3.8%
2012
Professor↑ role changed$140,935.04▼ 1.6%
2011
Professor/Associate Chair↑ role changed$143,222.53▲ 6.2%
2010
Professor↑ role changed$134,890.84▲ 4.1%
2009First
Professor/Associate Chair$129,621.47
11 years total$1.7M total$155,149.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2023
Years on list
11

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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