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On the 2014 Sunshine List · 6 years

P. Joseph Adamson

Professor · McMaster University
ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2009
2014 Total Compensation Paid
$152,029.30
▲ 19.8% since 2009

P. Joseph Adamson was paid $152,029.30 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2014, 52% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

P. Joseph Adamson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 6 times since 2009, earning $831K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $138,486.00 a year, up 20% over that span.

That is 8% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$152,029.30
Latest compensation
in 2014
$831K
Total compensation
across 6 years
$138,486.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+19.8%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

6 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$122K$131K$139K$147K$155K200920102011201220132014
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How P. Joseph Adamson's total compensation has moved across 6 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2014 · $152,029.30
Lifetime total compensation$831K
Annual average$138,486.00
Total growth since 2009+19.8%
Biggest raise+9.1% (2012)
Biggest drop-2.1% (2013)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

6 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2014Latest★ Best
Professor$152,029.30▲ 7.4%
2013
Professor$141,592.06▼ 2.1%
2012
Professor$144,627.92▲ 9.1%
2011
Professor$132,523.31▼ 0.5%
2010
Professor$133,224.60▲ 5.0%
2009First
Professor$126,919.87
6 years total$831K total$138,486.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2014
Years on list
6

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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