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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 8 years

Karin Stephenson

Director, Research Education and Support · McMaster University
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$192,395.53
▲ 76.1% since 2017

Karin Stephenson was paid $192,395.53 in total compensation as Director, Research Education and Support at McMaster University in 2025, 92% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Karin Stephenson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 8 times since 2017, earning $1.2M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $143,982.00 a year, up 76% over that span.

That is 16% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$192,395.53
Latest compensation
in 2025
$1.2M
Total compensation
across 8 years
$143,982.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+76.1%
Career growth
since 2017
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FIG. 01

8 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$94K$121K$148K$175K$202K20172018201920212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2025 · $192,395.53
Lifetime total compensation$1.2M
Annual average$143,982.00
Total growth since 2017+76.1%
Biggest raise+19.1% (2023)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

8 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Director, Research Education and Support$192,395.53▲ 5.1%
2024
Director, Research Education and Support$183,112.26▲ 9.9%
2023
$166,559.56▲ 19.1%
2022
Director, Research Platforms Support$139,904.03▲ 10.6%
2021
Director, Research Platforms Support↑ role changed$126,524.89▲ 3.7%
2019
Manager, Commercial Operations$122,028.23▲ 8.9%
2018
Manager, Commercial Operations$112,095.19▲ 2.6%
2017First
Manager, Commercial Operations$109,236.64
8 years total$1.2M total$143,982.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Director, Research Education and Support
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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