Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan was paid $248,647.56 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2025, 149% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 17 times since 2009, earning $3.4M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $197,473.00 a year, up 64% over that span.
That is 50% 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 Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan'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 | $248,647.56 | ▲ 5.1% |
2024 | $236,665.34 | ▼ 1.8% |
2023 | $241,030.50 | ▲ 3.0% |
2022 | $233,996.16 | ▲ 2.3% |
2021 | $228,781.99 | ▲ 3.4% |
2020 | $221,248.21 | ▲ 4.3% |
2019 | $212,202.89 | ▲ 5.9% |
2018 | $200,441.77 | ▲ 0.6% |
2017 | $199,308.95 | ▲ 3.6% |
2016 | $192,326.26 | ▲ 1.4% |
2015 | $189,600.12 | ▲ 13.8% |
2014 | $166,635.69 | ▲ 2.9% |
2013 | $161,896.95 | ▼ 1.5% |
2012 | $164,373.44 | ▲ 4.2% |
2011 | $157,788.93 | ▲ 4.6% |
2010 | $150,845.97 | ▼ 0.3% |
2009First | $151,241.87 | — |
| 17 years total | $3.4M total | $197,473.00 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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