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On the 2024 Sunshine List · 8 years

Katherine Whalen

Associate Director, Academic Sustainability Program / Sessional Faculty · McMaster University
2024 Total Compensation Paid
$151,595.49
▲ 47.7% since 2016

Katherine Whalen was paid $151,595.49 in total compensation as Associate Director, Academic Sustainability Program / Sessional Faculty at McMaster University in 2024, 52% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Katherine Whalen has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 8 times since 2016, earning $1.0M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $125,888.00 a year, up 48% over that span.

That is 9% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$151,595.49
Latest compensation
in 2024
$1.0M
Total compensation
across 8 years
$125,888.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+47.7%
Career growth
since 2016
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FIG. 01

8 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$94K$110K$126K$142K$157K20162017201820192021202220232024
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2024 · $151,595.49
Lifetime total compensation$1.0M
Annual average$125,888.00
Total growth since 2016+47.7%
Biggest raise+12.1% (2022)
Biggest drop-9.8% (2019)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

8 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2024Latest★ Best
Associate Director, Academic Sustainability Program / Sessional Faculty$151,595.49▲ 8.2%
2023
$140,137.57▲ 2.1%
2022
Associate Director, Academic Sustainability Program / Sessional Faculty↑ role changed$137,232.35▲ 12.1%
2021
Senior Manager, University Sustainability / Sessional Faculty↑ role changed$122,401.60▲ 8.2%
2019
Senior Manager University Sustainability$113,110.82▼ 9.8%
2018
Senior Manager University Sustainability↑ role changed$125,372.93▲ 9.4%
2017
Senior Manager University Sustainability / Sessional Faculty↑ role changed$114,599.77▲ 11.6%
2016First
Senior Manager, University Sustainability / Sessional Faculty$102,651.90
8 years total$1.0M total$125,888.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Associate Director, Academic Sustainability Program / Sessional Faculty
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2016
Latest disclosure
2024
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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