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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 17 years

Martin Gibala

Professor · McMaster University
ProfessorOntarioFirst listed 2009
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$242,304.50
▲ 86.4% since 2009

Martin Gibala was paid $242,304.50 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2025, 142% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Martin Gibala has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 17 times since 2009, earning $3.3M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $192,551.00 a year, up 86% over that span.

That is 46% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$242,304.50
Latest compensation
in 2025
$3.3M
Total compensation
across 17 years
$192,551.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+86.4%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

17 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$110K$146K$183K$219K$256K20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2025 · $242,304.50
Lifetime total compensation$3.3M
Annual average$192,551.00
Total growth since 2009+86.4%
Biggest raise+11.4% (2015)
Biggest drop-2.3% (2024)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

17 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Professor$242,304.50▲ 4.7%
2024
Professor$231,418.07▼ 2.3%
2023
$236,810.12▲ 2.7%
2022
Professor$230,486.90▲ 3.2%
2021
Professor↑ role changed$223,333.99▲ 1.2%
2020
Professor / Department Chair$220,627.57▲ 1.1%
2019
Professor / Department Chair↑ role changed$218,246.41▲ 4.8%
2018
Professor/Department Chair↑ role changed$208,156.58▲ 5.1%
2017
Professor / Department Chair$198,056.32▲ 4.0%
2016
Professor / Department Chair↑ role changed$190,437.44▲ 4.9%
2015
Professor/Department Chair↑ role changed$181,458.59▲ 11.4%
2014
Professor↑ role changed$162,896.95▲ 2.0%
2013
Professor/Department Chair$159,728.98▲ 3.7%
2012
Professor/Department Chair$153,970.13▲ 4.9%
2011
Professor/Department Chair$146,780.00▲ 5.9%
2010
Professor/Department Chair$138,642.91▲ 6.6%
2009First
Professor/Department Chair$130,005.97
17 years total$3.3M total$192,551.00 avg
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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.

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