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On the 2020 Sunshine List · 11 years

Jiankang Zhang

Professor · McMaster University
ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2010
2020 Total Compensation Paid
$162,085.42
▲ 55.2% since 2010

Jiankang Zhang was paid $162,085.42 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2020, 62% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Jiankang Zhang has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 11 times since 2010, earning $1.5M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $136,350.00 a year, up 55% over that span.

That is 2% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$162,085.42
Latest compensation
in 2020
$1.5M
Total compensation
across 11 years
$136,350.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+55.2%
Career growth
since 2010
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FIG. 01

11 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$94K$113K$132K$152K$171K20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Jiankang Zhang's total compensation has moved across 11 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2019 · $163,732.99
Lifetime total compensation$1.5M
Annual average$136,350.00
Total growth since 2010+55.2%
Biggest raise+8.5% (2015)
Biggest drop-1.0% (2020)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

11 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2020Latest
Professor↑ role changed$162,085.42▼ 1.0%
2019★ Best
Associate Professor$163,732.99▲ 4.6%
2018
Associate Professor$156,532.54▲ 4.9%
2017
Associate Professor$149,197.64▲ 5.2%
2016
Associate Professor$141,815.01▲ 1.3%
2015
Associate Professor$140,015.55▲ 8.5%
2014
Associate Professor$129,100.98▲ 4.2%
2013
Associate Professor↑ role changed$123,846.52▲ 5.1%
2012
Assistant Professor$117,836.22▲ 5.9%
2011
Assistant Professor$111,260.74▲ 6.5%
2010First
Assistant Professor$104,422.92
11 years total$1.5M total$136,350.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2010
Latest disclosure
2020
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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