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On the 2024 Sunshine List · 12 years

Joseph Tan

Professor · McMaster University
ProfessorOntarioFirst listed 2010
2024 Total Compensation Paid
$218,824.03
▲ 24.1% since 2010

Joseph Tan was paid $218,824.03 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2024, 119% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Joseph Tan has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 12 times since 2010, earning $2.0M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $165,163.00 a year, up 24% over that span.

That is 32% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$218,824.03
Latest compensation
in 2024
$2.0M
Total compensation
across 12 years
$165,163.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+24.1%
Career growth
since 2010
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FIG. 01

12 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$82K$119K$157K$195K$233K201020112012201320142015201620172021202220232024
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Joseph Tan's total compensation has moved across 12 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2024 · $218,824.03
Lifetime total compensation$2.0M
Annual average$165,163.00
Total growth since 2010+24.1%
Biggest raise+51.6% (2023)
Biggest drop-29.8% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

12 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2024Latest★ Best
Professor$218,824.03▲ 37.3%
2023
$159,331.08▲ 51.6%
2022
Professor$105,109.46▲ 2.4%
2021
Professor$102,608.12▼ 29.8%
2017
Professor$146,161.51▼ 19.7%
2016
Professor$181,965.44▼ 0.5%
2015
Professor$182,887.21▲ 2.1%
2014
Professor↑ role changed$179,070.52▼ 3.3%
2013
Professor/Endowed Chair$185,177.72▲ 3.0%
2012
Professor/Endowed Chair$179,824.98▲ 9.2%
2011
Professor/Endowed Chair$164,680.53▼ 6.6%
2010First
Professor/Endowed Chair$176,316.79
12 years total$2.0M total$165,163.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2010
Latest disclosure
2024
Years on list
12

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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