Lydia Chen was paid $160,432.88 in total compensation as Assistant Professor at McMaster University in 2025, 60% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Lydia Chen has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 4 times since 2022, earning $543K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $135,669.00 a year, up 21% over that span.
That is 3% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.
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4 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Lydia Chen's total compensation has moved across 4 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
4 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest★ Best | $160,432.88 | ▲ 27.0% |
2024 | $126,337.28 | ▲ 2.2% |
2023 | $123,652.21 | ▼ 6.5% |
2022First | $132,255.03 | — |
| 4 years total | $543K total | $135,669.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Assistant Professor
- Employer
- McMaster University
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2022
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 4
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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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