Julia Abelson was paid $226,509.93 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2025, 127% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Julia Abelson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 17 times since 2009, earning $3.0M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $179,078.00 a year, up 62% over that span.
That is 36% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.
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17 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Julia Abelson's total compensation has moved across 17 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
17 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest★ Best | $226,509.93 | ▲ 4.9% |
2024 | $215,937.62 | ▲ 7.4% |
2023 | $201,000.59 | ▼ 10.1% |
2022 | $223,476.26 | ▲ 9.3% |
2021 | $204,446.98 | ▲ 2.9% |
2020 | $198,678.58 | ▲ 2.8% |
2019 | $193,274.84 | ▲ 3.2% |
2018 | $187,251.93 | ▲ 4.5% |
2017 | $179,140.28 | ▲ 4.6% |
2016 | $171,197.91 | ▲ 1.1% |
2015 | $169,258.38 | ▲ 8.7% |
2014 | $155,776.45 | ▲ 2.6% |
2013 | $151,853.77 | ▲ 10.6% |
2012 | $137,297.15 | ▼ 3.0% |
2011 | $141,525.33 | ▼ 4.1% |
2010 | $147,525.03 | ▲ 5.2% |
2009First | $140,175.46 | — |
| 17 years total | $3.0M total | $179,078.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Professor
- Employer
- McMaster University
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2009
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 17
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