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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 6 years

Lori Whitehead

Professor · McMaster University
ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2009
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$245,096.60
▲ 59.6% since 2009

Lori Whitehead was paid $245,096.60 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2021, 145% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Lori Whitehead has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 6 times since 2009, earning $1.4M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $234,289.00 a year, up 60% over that span.

That is 48% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$245,096.60
Latest compensation
in 2021
$1.4M
Total compensation
across 6 years
$234,289.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+59.6%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

6 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$131K$172K$213K$254K$295K200920172018201920202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Lori Whitehead's total compensation has moved across 6 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2020 · $279,479.53
Lifetime total compensation$1.4M
Annual average$234,289.00
Total growth since 2009+59.6%
Biggest raise+41.1% (2017)
Biggest drop-12.3% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

6 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest
Professor$245,096.60▼ 12.3%
2020★ Best
Professor$279,479.53▲ 5.3%
2019
Professor$265,450.30▲ 8.1%
2018
Professor$245,465.28▲ 13.3%
2017
Professor↑ role changed$216,710.21▲ 41.1%
2009First
Associate Clinical Professor$153,534.24
6 years total$1.4M total$234,289.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2021
Years on list
6

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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