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On the 2019 Sunshine List · 3 years

Patricia Liaw

Professor · McMaster University
ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2015
2019 Total Compensation Paid
$167,305.78
▲ 16.8% since 2015

Patricia Liaw was paid $167,305.78 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2019, 67% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Patricia Liaw has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times since 2015, earning $471K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $157,116.00 a year, up 17% over that span.

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

$167,305.78
Latest compensation
in 2019
$471K
Total compensation
across 3 years
$157,116.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+16.8%
Career growth
since 2015
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FIG. 01

3 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$139K$147K$155K$162K$170K201520182019
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Patricia Liaw's total compensation has moved across 3 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2019 · $167,305.78
Lifetime total compensation$471K
Annual average$157,116.00
Total growth since 2015+16.8%
Biggest raise+12.3% (2018)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

3 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2019Latest★ Best
Professor$167,305.78▲ 4.0%
2018
Professor$160,833.85▲ 12.3%
2015First
Professor$143,209.28
3 years total$471K total$157,116.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2015
Latest disclosure
2019
Years on list
3

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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