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On the 2022 Sunshine List · 4 years

James A Benn

Director / Professor · McMaster University
Director / ProfessorOntarioFirst listed 2017
2022 Total Compensation Paid
$182,324.05
▲ 21.1% since 2017

James A Benn was paid $182,324.05 in total compensation as Director / Professor at McMaster University in 2022, 82% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

James A Benn has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 4 times since 2017, earning $704K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $176,101.00 a year, up 21% over that span.

That is 10% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$182,324.05
Latest compensation
in 2022
$704K
Total compensation
across 4 years
$176,101.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+21.1%
Career growth
since 2017
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FIG. 01

4 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$143K$157K$171K$185K$199K2017202020212022
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How James A Benn's total compensation has moved across 4 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2021 · $193,706.61
Lifetime total compensation$704K
Annual average$176,101.00
Total growth since 2017+21.1%
Biggest raise+18.1% (2020)
Biggest drop-5.9% (2022)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

4 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2022Latest
Director / Professor↑ role changed$182,324.05▼ 5.9%
2021★ Best
Professor / Director↑ role changed$193,706.61▲ 9.0%
2020
Professor$177,792.67▲ 18.1%
2017First
Professor$150,579.80
4 years total$704K total$176,101.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Director / Professor
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2017
Latest disclosure
2022
Years on list
4

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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