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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 10 years

John Bell

Director, Information Technology – Humanities · McMaster University
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$128,406.58
▲ 26.6% since 2016

John Bell was paid $128,406.58 in total compensation as Director, Information Technology – Humanities at McMaster University in 2025, 28% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

John Bell has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 10 times since 2016, earning $1.2M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $115,339.00 a year, up 27% over that span.

That is 23% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$128,406.58
Latest compensation
in 2025
$1.2M
Total compensation
across 10 years
$115,339.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+26.6%
Career growth
since 2016
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FIG. 01

10 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$97K$105K$114K$123K$132K2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How John Bell's total compensation has moved across 10 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $128,406.58
Lifetime total compensation$1.2M
Annual average$115,339.00
Total growth since 2016+26.6%
Biggest raise+6.4% (2020)
Biggest drop-1.1% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

10 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Director, Information Technology – Humanities$128,406.58▲ 2.6%
2024
Director, Information Technology – Humanities$125,160.98▲ 2.7%
2023
$121,866.35▲ 2.1%
2022
Director, Information Technology - Humanities$119,358.80▲ 2.3%
2021
Director, Information Technology - Humanities↑ role changed$116,686.73▼ 1.1%
2020
Director, Information Technology$117,947.97▲ 6.4%
2019
Director, Information Technology↑ role changed$110,840.22▲ 3.2%
2018
Director, Information Technology - Humanities$107,378.32▲ 2.9%
2017
Director, Information Technology - Humanities$104,331.99▲ 2.9%
2016First
Director, Information Technology - Humanities$101,416.16
10 years total$1.2M total$115,339.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Director, Information Technology – Humanities
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2016
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
10

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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