Nicholas Kates was paid $231,705.52 in total compensation as an employee at McMaster University in 2023, 132% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Nicholas Kates has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 13 times since 2011, earning $3.8M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $295,435.00 a year, up 64% over that span.
That is 40% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.
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13 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Nicholas Kates's total compensation has moved across 13 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
13 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2023Latest | $231,705.52 | ▼ 28.6% |
2022 | $324,534.89 | ▼ 2.7% |
2021 | $333,465.49 | ▼ 0.7% |
2020★ Best | $335,806.23 | ▲ 5.5% |
2019 | $318,329.90 | ▲ 1.4% |
2018 | $313,804.47 | ▲ 3.9% |
2017 | $302,066.16 | ▲ 3.6% |
2016 | $291,682.65 | ▼ 4.0% |
2015 | $303,849.89 | ▲ 4.5% |
2014 | $290,656.73 | ▼ 11.3% |
2013 | $327,776.28 | ▲ 0.5% |
2012 | $325,993.31 | ▲ 131.2% |
2011First | $140,978.96 | — |
| 13 years total | $3.8M total | $295,435.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- —
- Employer
- McMaster University
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2011
- Latest disclosure
- 2023
- Years on list
- 13
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