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.
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13 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Joel Cote's total compensation has moved across 13 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
13 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest | $165,369.27 | ▼ 1.8% |
2024★ Best | $168,335.04 | ▲ 1.7% |
2023 | $165,458.40 | ▲ 24.1% |
2022 | $133,365.96 | ▲ 9.3% |
2021 | $122,028.12 | ▲ 12.7% |
2020 | $108,289.48 | ▼ 5.2% |
2017 | $114,245.92 | ▼ 10.3% |
2016 | $127,316.15 | ▼ 0.1% |
2015 | $127,383.67 | ▲ 6.8% |
2014 | $119,244.07 | ▲ 4.2% |
2013 | $114,460.72 | ▲ 2.2% |
2012 | $111,983.52 | ▲ 2.2% |
2011First | $109,546.54 | — |
| 13 years total | $1.7M total | $129,771.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Director, Development
- Employer
- McMaster University
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2011
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 13
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