Canada · Public Sector Salary DisclosureEdition 2025
PC
On the 2021 Sunshine List · 2 years

Patricia C Y Liaw

Professor · McMaster University
ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2020
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$182,596.66
▲ 4.8% since 2020

Patricia C Y Liaw was paid $182,596.66 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2021, 83% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Patricia C Y Liaw has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 2 times since 2020, earning $357K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $178,436.00 a year, up 5% over that span.

That is 10% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$182,596.66
Latest compensation
in 2021
$357K
Total compensation
across 2 years
$178,436.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+4.8%
Career growth
since 2020
SHARE

Share this record

Download a card to post or send.

FIG. 01

2 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$171K$174K$178K$181K$185K20202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Patricia C Y Liaw's total compensation has moved across 2 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2021 · $182,596.66
Lifetime total compensation$357K
Annual average$178,436.00
Total growth since 2020+4.8%
Biggest raise+4.8% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

2 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest★ Best
Professor$182,596.66▲ 4.8%
2020First
Professor$174,275.18
2 years total$357K total$178,436.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2020
Latest disclosure
2021
Years on list
2

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.

Name removal

This data comes from official government disclosures. For removal requests, contact the Ontario government directly.

Request removal →