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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 8 years

John Whitney

Associate Professor · McMaster University
Associate ProfessorOntarioFirst listed 2017
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$207,447.48
▲ 99.9% since 2017

John Whitney was paid $207,447.48 in total compensation as Associate Professor at McMaster University in 2025, 107% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

John Whitney has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 8 times since 2017, earning $1.2M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $152,531.00 a year, up 100% over that span.

That is 25% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$207,447.48
Latest compensation
in 2025
$1.2M
Total compensation
across 8 years
$152,531.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+99.9%
Career growth
since 2017
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FIG. 01

8 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$85K$119K$152K$186K$220K20172018201920212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How John Whitney's total compensation has moved across 8 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $207,447.48
Lifetime total compensation$1.2M
Annual average$152,531.00
Total growth since 2017+99.9%
Biggest raise+20.3% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

8 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Associate Professor$207,447.48▲ 7.1%
2024
Associate Professor$193,702.40▲ 7.0%
2023
$180,950.36▲ 9.5%
2022
Associate Professor↑ role changed$165,235.63▲ 16.4%
2021
Assistant Professor$141,959.01▲ 20.3%
2019
Assistant Professor$118,001.70▲ 8.1%
2018
Assistant Professor$109,195.64▲ 5.2%
2017First
Assistant Professor$103,757.25
8 years total$1.2M total$152,531.00 avg
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The record

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Employee details

Position
Associate Professor
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2017
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
8

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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