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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 13 years

John Connolly

Professor · McMaster University
ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2009
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$101,093.16
▼ 18.7% since 2009

John Connolly was paid $101,093.16 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2021, 1% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

John Connolly has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 13 times since 2009, earning $2.3M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $176,902.00 a year, down 19% over that span.

That is 39% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$101,093.16
Latest compensation
in 2021
$2.3M
Total compensation
across 13 years
$176,902.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
-18.7%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

13 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$81K$117K$152K$188K$223K2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2019 · $210,129.01
Lifetime total compensation$2.3M
Annual average$176,902.00
Total growth since 2009-18.7%
Biggest raise+18.2% (2011)
Biggest drop-50.8% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

13 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest
Professor$101,093.16▼ 50.8%
2020
Professor$205,506.53▼ 2.2%
2019★ Best
Professor$210,129.01▲ 3.1%
2018
Professor$203,815.43▲ 3.0%
2017
Professor↑ role changed$197,816.21▲ 0.8%
2016
Professor / Department Chair↑ role changed$196,192.64▼ 1.2%
2015
Professor↑ role changed$198,486.11▲ 11.2%
2014
Professor / Department Chair / Department Chair↑ role changed$178,560.22▼ 8.3%
2013
Professor/Department Chair↑ role changed$194,787.37▲ 10.6%
2012
Professor/Department Chair/Department Chair↑ role changed$176,086.58▲ 3.9%
2011
Professor/Department Chair$169,554.85▲ 18.2%
2010
Professor/Department Chair$143,407.08▲ 15.4%
2009First
Professor/Department Chair$124,287.03
13 years total$2.3M total$176,902.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

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Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2021
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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