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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 14 years

Pamela E Swett

Professor / Dean · McMaster University
Professor / DeanOntarioFirst listed 2009
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$308,537.06
▲ 207.0% since 2009

Pamela E Swett was paid $308,537.06 in total compensation as Professor / Dean at McMaster University in 2025, 209% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Pamela E Swett has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 14 times since 2009, earning $2.7M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $193,448.00 a year, up 207% over that span.

That is 86% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$308,537.06
Latest compensation
in 2025
$2.7M
Total compensation
across 14 years
$193,448.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+207.0%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

14 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$63K$131K$198K$266K$334K20092010201120122013201420162017202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Pamela E Swett's total compensation has moved across 14 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $308,537.06
Lifetime total compensation$2.7M
Annual average$193,448.00
Total growth since 2009+207.0%
Biggest raise+36.5% (2020)
Biggest drop-2.1% (2017)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

14 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Professor / Dean↑ role changed$308,537.06▲ 6.7%
2024
Dean / Professor$289,183.73▲ 4.1%
2023
$277,789.07▲ 8.2%
2022
Dean / Professor↑ role changed$256,778.64▲ 3.6%
2021
Professor / Dean$247,871.36▲ 3.8%
2020
Professor / Dean↑ role changed$238,763.39▲ 36.5%
2017
Professor↑ role changed$174,876.70▼ 2.1%
2016
Professor / Associate Dean / Department Chair↑ role changed$178,583.43▲ 19.0%
2014
Associate Professor / Department Chair↑ role changed$150,124.17▲ 10.4%
2013
Associate Professor/Department Chair$135,961.53▲ 5.7%
2012
Associate Professor/Department Chair$128,589.23▲ 9.0%
2011
Associate Professor/Department Chair↑ role changed$117,966.50▲ 14.8%
2010
Associate Professor↑ role changed$102,743.59▲ 2.2%
2009First
Associate Professor/Associate Dean$100,501.32
14 years total$2.7M total$193,448.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Professor / Dean
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
14

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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