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On the 2019 Sunshine List · 3 years

Lorna Somers

Assistant Vice President, Development · McMaster University
2019 Total Compensation Paid
$206,973.97
▲ 12.6% since 2015

Lorna Somers was paid $206,973.97 in total compensation as Assistant Vice President, Development at McMaster University in 2019, 107% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Lorna Somers has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times since 2015, earning $587K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $195,717.00 a year, up 13% over that span.

That is 25% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$206,973.97
Latest compensation
in 2019
$587K
Total compensation
across 3 years
$195,717.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+12.6%
Career growth
since 2015
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FIG. 01

3 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$180K$187K$195K$202K$210K201520182019
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Lorna Somers's total compensation has moved across 3 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2019 · $206,973.97
Lifetime total compensation$587K
Annual average$195,717.00
Total growth since 2015+12.6%
Biggest raise+6.8% (2018)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

3 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2019Latest★ Best
Assistant Vice President, Development$206,973.97▲ 5.4%
2018
Assistant Vice President, Development↑ role changed$196,338.59▲ 6.8%
2015First
Director of Development$183,838.87
3 years total$587K total$195,717.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Assistant Vice President, Development
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2015
Latest disclosure
2019
Years on list
3

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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