John Colarusso was paid $111,605.54 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2025, 12% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
John Colarusso has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 17 times since 2009, earning $2.9M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $171,187.00 a year, down 19% over that span.
That is 33% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.
Share this record
Download a card to post or send.
17 years on the list
Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.
The career in numbers
Totals, averages, and the biggest moves — all total compensation.
A career, year by year.
How John Colarusso's total compensation has moved across 17 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
17 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest | $111,605.54 | ▼ 47.1% |
2024★ Best | $210,990.79 | ▲ 2.1% |
2023 | $206,593.69 | ▲ 1.8% |
2022 | $202,934.23 | ▲ 2.0% |
2021 | $198,943.72 | ▲ 7.8% |
2020 | $184,563.91 | ▲ 2.3% |
2019 | $180,437.14 | ▼ 2.5% |
2018 | $185,096.86 | ▲ 3.0% |
2017 | $179,693.67 | ▲ 3.2% |
2016 | $174,191.86 | ▼ 0.2% |
2015 | $174,463.88 | ▲ 7.0% |
2014 | $163,030.85 | ▲ 7.9% |
2013 | $151,117.85 | ▲ 2.6% |
2012 | $147,351.69 | ▼ 6.4% |
2011 | $157,370.63 | ▲ 9.3% |
2010 | $143,954.85 | ▲ 4.4% |
2009First | $137,839.43 | — |
| 17 years total | $2.9M total | $171,187.00 avg |
The record
Source data and how to request a correction.
Employee details
- Position
- Professor
- Employer
- McMaster University
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2009
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 17
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.
Name removal
This data comes from official government disclosures. For removal requests, contact the Ontario government directly.
Request removal →