Michael Farquharson was paid $254,710.48 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2025, 155% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Michael Farquharson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 17 times since 2009, earning $3.4M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $198,366.00 a year, up 108% over that span.
That is 53% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.
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17 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Michael Farquharson's total compensation has moved across 17 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
17 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest★ Best | $254,710.48 | ▲ 2.9% |
2024 | $247,487.47 | ▲ 4.6% |
2023 | $236,522.33 | ▼ 4.4% |
2022 | $247,283.05 | ▲ 7.7% |
2021 | $229,577.12 | ▼ 0.4% |
2020 | $230,417.40 | ▲ 3.4% |
2019 | $222,788.28 | ▲ 16.5% |
2018 | $191,283.44 | ▼ 7.4% |
2017 | $206,462.51 | ▼ 2.1% |
2016 | $210,930.44 | ▲ 8.7% |
2015 | $194,054.22 | ▲ 9.3% |
2014 | $177,566.16 | ▲ 2.8% |
2013 | $172,754.89 | ▲ 11.4% |
2012 | $155,136.11 | ▲ 10.2% |
2011 | $140,827.06 | ▲ 6.6% |
2010 | $132,048.66 | ▲ 7.9% |
2009First | $122,380.26 | — |
| 17 years total | $3.4M total | $198,366.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Professor
- Employer
- McMaster University
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2009
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 17
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