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On the 2019 Sunshine List · 3 years

John Brennan

Professor / Canada Research Chair / Director · McMaster University
2019 Total Compensation Paid
$246,613.45
▲ 1.9% since 2015

John Brennan was paid $246,613.45 in total compensation as Professor / Canada Research Chair / Director at McMaster University in 2019, 147% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

John Brennan has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times since 2015, earning $742K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $247,309.00 a year, up 2% over that span.

That is 49% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$246,613.45
Latest compensation
in 2019
$742K
Total compensation
across 3 years
$247,309.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+1.9%
Career growth
since 2015
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FIG. 01

3 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$238K$243K$247K$251K$256K201520182019
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How John Brennan's total compensation has moved across 3 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2018 · $253,237.46
Lifetime total compensation$742K
Annual average$247,309.00
Total growth since 2015+1.9%
Biggest raise+4.6% (2018)
Biggest drop-2.6% (2019)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

3 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2019Latest
Professor / Canada Research Chair / Director↑ role changed$246,613.45▼ 2.6%
2018★ Best
Professor/Canada Research Chair/Director↑ role changed$253,237.46▲ 4.6%
2015First
Professor/Director/Canada Research Chair$242,076.17
3 years total$742K total$247,309.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

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Employee details

Position
Professor / Canada Research Chair / Director
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2015
Latest disclosure
2019
Years on list
3

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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