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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 16 years

Joseph Mcdermid

Professor · McMaster University
ProfessorOntarioFirst listed 2009
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$235,688.43
▲ 72.8% since 2009

Joseph Mcdermid was paid $235,688.43 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2025, 136% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Joseph Mcdermid has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 16 times since 2009, earning $3.0M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $186,574.00 a year, up 73% over that span.

That is 42% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$235,688.43
Latest compensation
in 2025
$3.0M
Total compensation
across 16 years
$186,574.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+72.8%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

16 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$119K$151K$183K$215K$248K2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2025 · $235,688.43
Lifetime total compensation$3.0M
Annual average$186,574.00
Total growth since 2009+72.8%
Biggest raise+8.9% (2019)
Biggest drop-2.9% (2024)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

16 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Professor↑ role changed$235,688.43▲ 3.8%
2024
Associate Chair / Professor$226,991.65▼ 2.9%
2023
$233,820.65▲ 2.9%
2022
Associate Chair / Professor↑ role changed$227,140.15▲ 8.7%
2020
Professor / Associate Chair↑ role changed$209,010.28▲ 3.9%
2019
Professor$201,077.57▲ 8.9%
2018
Professor↑ role changed$184,567.95▼ 0.2%
2017
Professor / Associate Dean$184,964.84▼ 1.3%
2016
Professor / Associate Dean↑ role changed$187,430.04▲ 4.7%
2015
Professor$178,985.35▲ 7.5%
2014
Professor↑ role changed$166,571.02▲ 2.6%
2013
Professor/Associate Chair$162,340.85▲ 3.4%
2012
Professor/Associate Chair$157,065.25▲ 4.7%
2011
Professor/Associate Chair↑ role changed$150,010.19▲ 4.8%
2010
Associate Professor↑ role changed$143,099.89▲ 4.9%
2009First
Associate Professor/Associate Chair$136,412.76
16 years total$3.0M total$186,574.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Professor
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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