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On the 2019 Sunshine List · 3 years

James Benn

Professor · McMaster University
ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2015
2019 Total Compensation Paid
$159,517.46
▲ 9.2% since 2015

James Benn was paid $159,517.46 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2019, 60% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

James Benn has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times since 2015, earning $464K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $154,647.00 a year, up 9% over that span.

That is 4% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$159,517.46
Latest compensation
in 2019
$464K
Total compensation
across 3 years
$154,647.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+9.2%
Career growth
since 2015
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FIG. 01

3 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$142K$147K$152K$157K$162K201520182019
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How James Benn's total compensation has moved across 3 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2019 · $159,517.46
Lifetime total compensation$464K
Annual average$154,647.00
Total growth since 2015+9.2%
Biggest raise+8.4% (2018)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

3 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2019Latest★ Best
Professor$159,517.46▲ 0.7%
2018
Professor↑ role changed$158,333.56▲ 8.4%
2015First
Professor/Department Chair$146,089.62
3 years total$464K total$154,647.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2015
Latest disclosure
2019
Years on list
3

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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