Muhammad Altaf Arain was paid $234,473.34 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2025, 134% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Muhammad Altaf Arain has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 10 times since 2009, earning $1.7M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $165,518.00 a year, up 103% over that span.
That is 41% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.
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10 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Muhammad Altaf Arain's total compensation has moved across 10 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
10 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest★ Best | $234,473.34 | ▲ 4.1% |
2024 | $225,164.81 | ▼ 1.3% |
2023 | $228,183.19 | ▲ 36.1% |
2016 | $167,701.91 | ▲ 16.8% |
2014 | $143,606.07 | ▼ 1.5% |
2013 | $145,746.68 | ▲ 4.6% |
2012 | $139,309.80 | ▲ 5.7% |
2011 | $131,777.08 | ▲ 6.6% |
2010 | $123,618.29 | ▲ 6.9% |
2009First | $115,597.19 | — |
| 10 years total | $1.7M total | $165,518.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Professor
- Employer
- McMaster University
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2009
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 10
Data source
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