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On the 2016 Sunshine List · 7 years

Lorna Embury Somers

Director Of Development · McMaster University
Director Of DevelopmentUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2009
2016 Total Compensation Paid
$190,728.31
▲ 12.8% since 2009

Lorna Embury Somers was paid $190,728.31 in total compensation as Director Of Development at McMaster University in 2016, 91% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Lorna Embury Somers has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 7 times since 2009, earning $1.2M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $176,653.00 a year, up 13% over that span.

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

$190,728.31
Latest compensation
in 2016
$1.2M
Total compensation
across 7 years
$176,653.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+12.8%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

7 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$164K$171K$179K$186K$193K2009201020112012201320142016
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Lorna Embury Somers's total compensation has moved across 7 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2016 · $190,728.31
Lifetime total compensation$1.2M
Annual average$176,653.00
Total growth since 2009+12.8%
Biggest raise+6.9% (2012)
Biggest drop-0.7% (2010)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

7 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2016Latest★ Best
Director Of Development↑ role changed$190,728.31▲ 5.0%
2014
Director of Development$181,687.42▲ 0.9%
2013
Director of Development↑ role changed$180,118.12▲ 0.4%
2012
Director Of Development↑ role changed$179,414.52▲ 6.9%
2011
Director of Development↑ role changed$167,777.84▼ 0.0%
2010
Director, Development↑ role changed$167,797.16▼ 0.7%
2009First
Director of Development$169,046.25
7 years total$1.2M total$176,653.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

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Employee details

Position
Director Of Development
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2016
Years on list
7

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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