Matthew Thiessen was paid $170,811.69 in total compensation as Associate Professor at McMaster University in 2025, 71% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Matthew Thiessen has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 8 times since 2018, earning $1.1M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $137,177.00 a year, up 56% over that span.
That is 3% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.
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8 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Matthew Thiessen's total compensation has moved across 8 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
8 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest★ Best | $170,811.69 | ▲ 8.0% |
2024 | $158,151.28 | ▲ 11.0% |
2023 | $142,507.54 | ▲ 0.8% |
2022 | $141,348.66 | ▲ 6.7% |
2021 | $132,505.68 | ▲ 5.4% |
2020 | $125,686.27 | ▲ 7.8% |
2019 | $116,621.86 | ▲ 6.2% |
2018First | $109,780.24 | — |
| 8 years total | $1.1M total | $137,177.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Associate Professor
- Employer
- McMaster University
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2018
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 8
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