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On the 2019 Sunshine List · 3 years

Mohamed Elbestawi

Professor / Director · McMaster University
Professor / DirectorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2015
2019 Total Compensation Paid
$288,754.96
▼ 32.4% since 2015

Mohamed Elbestawi was paid $288,754.96 in total compensation as Professor / Director at McMaster University in 2019, 189% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Mohamed Elbestawi has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times since 2015, earning $992K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $330,725.00 a year, down 32% over that span.

That is 74% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$288,754.96
Latest compensation
in 2019
$992K
Total compensation
across 3 years
$330,725.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
-32.4%
Career growth
since 2015
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FIG. 01

3 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$249K$298K$347K$396K$445K201520182019
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2015 · $427,324.29
Lifetime total compensation$992K
Annual average$330,725.00
Total growth since 2015-32.4%
Biggest raise+4.6% (2019)
Biggest drop-35.4% (2018)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

3 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2019Latest
Professor / Director↑ role changed$288,754.96▲ 4.6%
2018
Professor/Director↑ role changed$276,095.58▼ 35.4%
2015First★ Best
Professor$427,324.29
3 years total$992K total$330,725.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

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Employee details

Position
Professor / Director
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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