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On the 2020 Sunshine List · 10 years

Patricia Wakefield

Associate Professor · McMaster University
Associate ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2009
2020 Total Compensation Paid
$101,347.32
▼ 33.6% since 2009

Patricia Wakefield was paid $101,347.32 in total compensation as Associate Professor at McMaster University in 2020, 1% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Patricia Wakefield has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 10 times since 2009, earning $1.6M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $159,560.00 a year, down 34% over that span.

That is 39% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$101,347.32
Latest compensation
in 2020
$1.6M
Total compensation
across 10 years
$159,560.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
-33.6%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

10 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$87K$113K$140K$167K$193K2009201020112012201320162017201820192020
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Patricia Wakefield's total compensation has moved across 10 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2018 · $183,614.43
Lifetime total compensation$1.6M
Annual average$159,560.00
Total growth since 2009-33.6%
Biggest raise+18.0% (2011)
Biggest drop-42.4% (2020)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

10 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2020Latest
Associate Professor$101,347.32▼ 42.4%
2019
Associate Professor$175,829.26▼ 4.2%
2018★ Best
Associate Professor↑ role changed$183,614.43▲ 0.0%
2017
Associate Professor / Director / Area Chair$183,544.08▲ 3.6%
2016
Associate Professor / Director / Area Chair↑ role changed$177,084.37▼ 3.0%
2013
Associate Professor/Director↑ role changed$182,641.05▲ 17.9%
2012
Assistant Professor/Director$154,970.62▲ 0.9%
2011
Assistant Professor/Director$153,634.30▲ 18.0%
2010
Assistant Professor/Director$130,233.65▼ 14.7%
2009First
Assistant Professor/Director$152,704.81
10 years total$1.6M total$159,560.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Associate Professor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2020
Years on list
10

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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