Canada · Public Sector Salary DisclosureEdition 2025
KB
On the 2025 Sunshine List · 5 years

Kathryn Bernar

Professor / Associate Dean · McMaster University
Professor / Associate DeanOntarioFirst listed 2021
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$210,868.07
▲ 79.7% since 2021

Kathryn Bernar was paid $210,868.07 in total compensation as Professor / Associate Dean at McMaster University in 2025, 111% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Kathryn Bernar has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 5 times since 2021, earning $859K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $171,897.00 a year, up 80% over that span.

That is 27% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$210,868.07
Latest compensation
in 2025
$859K
Total compensation
across 5 years
$171,897.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+79.7%
Career growth
since 2021
SHARE

Share this record

Download a card to post or send.

FIG. 01

5 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$100K$131K$161K$192K$222K20212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Kathryn Bernar's total compensation has moved across 5 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $210,868.07
Lifetime total compensation$859K
Annual average$171,897.00
Total growth since 2021+79.7%
Biggest raise+43.0% (2022)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

5 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Professor / Associate Dean↑ role changed$210,868.07▲ 9.3%
2024
Associate Chair / Associate Dean / Associate Professor$192,973.28▲ 13.2%
2023
$170,545.15▲ 1.7%
2022
Associate Chair / Associate Professor↑ role changed$167,765.50▲ 43.0%
2021First
Associate Professor$117,335.38
5 years total$859K total$171,897.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor / Associate Dean
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2021
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
5

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.

Name removal

This data comes from official government disclosures. For removal requests, contact the Ontario government directly.

Request removal →