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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 14 years

Maureen J Macdonald

Provost and Vice-President (Academic) · McMaster University
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$358,729.50
▲ 220.1% since 2009

Maureen J Macdonald was paid $358,729.50 in total compensation as Provost and Vice-President (Academic) at McMaster University in 2025, 259% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Maureen J Macdonald has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 14 times since 2009, earning $3.0M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $212,586.00 a year, up 220% over that span.

That is 116% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$358,729.50
Latest compensation
in 2025
$3.0M
Total compensation
across 14 years
$212,586.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+220.1%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

14 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$68K$148K$228K$308K$388K20092010201120122013201420162017202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Maureen J Macdonald's total compensation has moved across 14 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $358,729.50
Lifetime total compensation$3.0M
Annual average$212,586.00
Total growth since 2009+220.1%
Biggest raise+25.7% (2020)
Biggest drop-0.5% (2024)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

14 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)↑ role changed$358,729.50▲ 15.9%
2024
Dean / Professor$309,631.59▼ 0.5%
2023
$311,311.38▲ 5.6%
2022
Dean / Professor↑ role changed$294,934.98▲ 6.0%
2021
Professor / Dean$278,155.53▲ 3.7%
2020
Professor / Dean$268,337.32▲ 25.7%
2017
Professor / Dean↑ role changed$213,415.21▲ 19.0%
2016
Professor / Department Chair↑ role changed$179,304.11▲ 24.9%
2014
Professor / Department Chair / Director↑ role changed$143,531.74▲ 5.4%
2013
Professor↑ role changed$136,238.37▲ 5.2%
2012
Professor/Associate Chair↑ role changed$129,453.07▲ 7.0%
2011
Associate Professor$121,000.64▲ 0.8%
2010
Associate Professor$120,096.52▲ 7.2%
2009First
Associate Professor$112,068.63
14 years total$3.0M total$212,586.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
14

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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