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On the 2024 Sunshine List · 16 years

John Wood

Principal Giving Officer · McMaster University
Principal Giving OfficerOntarioFirst listed 2009
2024 Total Compensation Paid
$129,272.07
▲ 25.0% since 2009

John Wood was paid $129,272.07 in total compensation as Principal Giving Officer at McMaster University in 2024, 29% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

John Wood has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 16 times since 2009, earning $1.8M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $109,960.00 a year, up 25% over that span.

That is 22% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$129,272.07
Latest compensation
in 2024
$1.8M
Total compensation
across 16 years
$109,960.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+25.0%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

16 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$95K$105K$114K$124K$134K2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2023 · $130,242.51
Lifetime total compensation$1.8M
Annual average$109,960.00
Total growth since 2009+25.0%
Biggest raise+11.9% (2010)
Biggest drop-13.0% (2011)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

16 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2024Latest
Principal Giving Officer$129,272.07▼ 0.7%
2023★ Best
$130,242.51▲ 6.5%
2022
Principal Giving Officer$122,349.29▲ 10.1%
2021
Principal Giving Officer$111,109.09▼ 2.2%
2020
Principal Giving Officer$113,574.60▲ 3.1%
2019
Principal Giving Officer$110,130.48▲ 3.6%
2018
Principal Giving Officer$106,320.01▲ 0.5%
2017
Principal Giving Officer$105,787.28▲ 0.3%
2016
Principal Giving Officer↑ role changed$105,440.50▲ 3.0%
2015
Principle Giving Officer$102,327.67▲ 0.9%
2014
Principle Giving Officer↑ role changed$101,436.36▲ 1.1%
2013
Project Manager$100,345.32▼ 0.7%
2012
Project Manager$101,056.33▲ 0.3%
2011
Project Manager$100,750.88▼ 13.0%
2010
Project Manager$115,769.27▲ 11.9%
2009First
Project Manager$103,445.47
16 years total$1.8M total$109,960.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Principal Giving Officer
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2024
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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