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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 16 years

John Thomson

Operations Manager · McMaster University
Operations ManagerOntarioFirst listed 2009
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$136,280.56
▲ 24.8% since 2009

John Thomson was paid $136,280.56 in total compensation as Operations Manager at McMaster University in 2025, 36% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

John Thomson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 16 times since 2009, earning $2.0M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $124,727.00 a year, up 25% over that span.

That is 18% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$136,280.56
Latest compensation
in 2025
$2.0M
Total compensation
across 16 years
$124,727.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+24.8%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

16 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$102K$112K$121K$131K$140K2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How John Thomson's total compensation has moved across 16 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2023 · $136,613.41
Lifetime total compensation$2.0M
Annual average$124,727.00
Total growth since 2009+24.8%
Biggest raise+4.0% (2013)
Biggest drop-1.8% (2010)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

16 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest
Operations Manager$136,280.56▼ 0.2%
2024
Operations Manager$136,596.48▼ 0.0%
2023★ Best
$136,613.41▲ 0.0%
2022
Operations Manager$136,578.37▲ 0.8%
2021
Operations Manager$135,507.98▼ 0.7%
2019
Operations Manager$136,498.24▲ 2.1%
2018
Operations Manager$133,641.50▲ 3.1%
2017
Operations Manager$129,584.73▲ 2.9%
2016
Operations Manager$125,873.14▲ 3.0%
2015
Operations Manager$122,213.86▲ 3.2%
2014
Operations Manager$118,434.12▲ 4.0%
2013
Operations Manager$113,920.92▲ 4.0%
2012
Operations Manager$109,553.52▲ 1.6%
2011
Operations Manager$107,834.04▲ 0.5%
2010
Operations Manager$107,279.36▼ 1.8%
2009First
Operations Manager$109,225.43
16 years total$2.0M total$124,727.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Operations Manager
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
16

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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