Canada · Public Sector Salary DisclosureEdition 2025
KC
On the 2025 Sunshine List · 17 years

Ken Cruikshank

Professor · McMaster University
ProfessorOntarioFirst listed 2009
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$140,307.36
▲ 3.6% since 2009

Ken Cruikshank was paid $140,307.36 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2025, 40% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Ken Cruikshank has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 17 times since 2009, earning $3.5M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $205,010.00 a year, up 4% over that span.

That is 15% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$140,307.36
Latest compensation
in 2025
$3.5M
Total compensation
across 17 years
$205,010.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+3.6%
Career growth
since 2009
SHARE

Share this record

Download a card to post or send.

FIG. 01

17 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$113K$153K$194K$235K$275K20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Ken Cruikshank's total compensation has moved across 17 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2023 · $260,183.02
Lifetime total compensation$3.5M
Annual average$205,010.00
Total growth since 2009+3.6%
Biggest raise+16.1% (2013)
Biggest drop-44.6% (2025)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

17 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest
Professor$140,307.36▼ 44.6%
2024
Professor$253,330.96▼ 2.6%
2023★ Best
$260,183.02▲ 1.8%
2022
Professor$255,601.04▲ 6.5%
2021
Professor$240,073.79▼ 3.2%
2020
Professor↑ role changed$248,135.67▲ 2.6%
2019
Professor / Dean↑ role changed$241,887.41▲ 3.9%
2018
Professor/Dean↑ role changed$232,874.52▲ 3.9%
2017
Professor / Dean$224,222.20▲ 4.1%
2016
Professor / Dean↑ role changed$215,344.95▲ 0.7%
2015
Professor/Dean↑ role changed$213,751.87▲ 8.1%
2014
Professor / Dean↑ role changed$197,681.43▲ 10.7%
2013
Associate Professor/Dean↑ role changed$178,563.07▲ 16.1%
2012
Associate Professor$153,807.02▲ 2.8%
2011
Associate Professor↑ role changed$149,648.43▲ 3.7%
2010
Associate Professor/Department Chair$144,351.86▲ 6.6%
2009First
Associate Professor/Department Chair$135,400.95
17 years total$3.5M total$205,010.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
17

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 →