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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 13 years

Jenny Ploeg

Professor · McMaster University
ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2009
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$107,148.21
▼ 18.4% since 2009

Jenny Ploeg was paid $107,148.21 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2021, 7% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Jenny Ploeg has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 13 times since 2009, earning $2.1M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $163,591.00 a year, down 18% over that span.

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

$107,148.21
Latest compensation
in 2021
$2.1M
Total compensation
across 13 years
$163,591.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
-18.4%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

13 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$89K$122K$154K$186K$218K2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Jenny Ploeg's total compensation has moved across 13 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2020 · $206,253.96
Lifetime total compensation$2.1M
Annual average$163,591.00
Total growth since 2009-18.4%
Biggest raise+8.8% (2015)
Biggest drop-48.1% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

13 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest
Professor$107,148.21▼ 48.1%
2020★ Best
Professor$206,253.96▲ 3.3%
2019
Professor$199,614.42▲ 3.8%
2018
Professor$192,369.77▲ 3.7%
2017
Professor$185,578.27▲ 3.8%
2016
Professor$178,747.63▲ 1.6%
2015
Professor$175,962.61▲ 8.8%
2014
Professor$161,702.45▲ 3.6%
2013
Professor↑ role changed$156,095.02▲ 3.8%
2012
Associate Professor$150,424.32▲ 4.3%
2011
Associate Professor$144,177.69▲ 5.1%
2010
Associate Professor$137,232.02▲ 4.5%
2009First
Associate Professor$131,371.71
13 years total$2.1M total$163,591.00 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
2021
Years on list
13

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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