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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 13 years

Joel Cote

Director, Development · McMaster University
Director, DevelopmentOntarioFirst listed 2011
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$165,369.27
▲ 51.0% since 2011

Joel Cote was paid $165,369.27 in total compensation as Director, Development at McMaster University in 2025, 65% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Joel Cote has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 13 times since 2011, earning $1.7M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $129,771.00 a year, up 51% over that span.

That is 0% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$165,369.27
Latest compensation
in 2025
$1.7M
Total compensation
across 13 years
$129,771.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+51.0%
Career growth
since 2011
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FIG. 01

13 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$97K$117K$137K$156K$176K2011201220132014201520162017202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2024 · $168,335.04
Lifetime total compensation$1.7M
Annual average$129,771.00
Total growth since 2011+51.0%
Biggest raise+24.1% (2023)
Biggest drop-10.3% (2017)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

13 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest
Director, Development↑ role changed$165,369.27▼ 1.8%
2024★ Best
Director, Development Faculty/Admin$168,335.04▲ 1.7%
2023
$165,458.40▲ 24.1%
2022
Associate Director, Development$133,365.96▲ 9.3%
2021
Associate Director, Development$122,028.12▲ 12.7%
2020
Associate Director, Development$108,289.48▼ 5.2%
2017
Associate Director, Development$114,245.92▼ 10.3%
2016
Associate Director, Development$127,316.15▼ 0.1%
2015
Associate Director, Development$127,383.67▲ 6.8%
2014
Associate Director, Development↑ role changed$119,244.07▲ 4.2%
2013
Project Manager$114,460.72▲ 2.2%
2012
Project Manager$111,983.52▲ 2.2%
2011First
Project Manager$109,546.54
13 years total$1.7M total$129,771.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Director, Development
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2011
Latest disclosure
2025
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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