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On the 2019 Sunshine List · 3 years

Michael Kearon

Professor · McMaster University
ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2015
2019 Total Compensation Paid
$252,347.80
▼ 7.6% since 2015

Michael Kearon was paid $252,347.80 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2019, 152% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Michael Kearon has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times since 2015, earning $792K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $263,962.00 a year, down 8% over that span.

That is 52% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$252,347.80
Latest compensation
in 2019
$792K
Total compensation
across 3 years
$263,962.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
-7.6%
Career growth
since 2015
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FIG. 01

3 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$249K$255K$262K$269K$276K201520182019
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2015 · $273,136.29
Lifetime total compensation$792K
Annual average$263,962.00
Total growth since 2015-7.6%
Biggest drop-5.3% (2019)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

3 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2019Latest
Professor$252,347.80▼ 5.3%
2018
Professor↑ role changed$266,401.97▼ 2.5%
2015First★ Best
Professor/Director, Clinical Investigator Program$273,136.29
3 years total$792K total$263,962.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2015
Latest disclosure
2019
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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