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On the 2011 Sunshine List · 3 years

MELISSA RUTHERFORD

Associate Professor · McMaster University
Associate ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2009
2011 Total Compensation Paid
$125,849.94
▲ 12.4% since 2009

MELISSA RUTHERFORD was paid $125,849.94 in total compensation as Associate Professor at McMaster University in 2011, 26% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

MELISSA RUTHERFORD has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times since 2009, earning $357K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $119,018.00 a year, up 12% over that span.

That is 24% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$125,849.94
Latest compensation
in 2011
$357K
Total compensation
across 3 years
$119,018.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+12.4%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

3 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$108K$113K$118K$123K$128K200920102011
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2011 · $125,849.94
Lifetime total compensation$357K
Annual average$119,018.00
Total growth since 2009+12.4%
Biggest raise+6.6% (2010)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

3 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2011Latest★ Best
Associate Professor$125,849.94▲ 5.5%
2010
Associate Professor$119,286.95▲ 6.6%
2009First
Associate Professor$111,918.31
3 years total$357K total$119,018.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

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Employee details

Position
Associate Professor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2011
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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