Paul Ayers was paid $237,061.31 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2025, 137% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Paul Ayers has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 17 times since 2009, earning $2.9M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $172,211.00 a year, up 113% over that span.
That is 43% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.
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17 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Paul Ayers's total compensation has moved across 17 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
17 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest★ Best | $237,061.31 | ▲ 5.4% |
2024 | $224,834.00 | ▲ 8.9% |
2023 | $206,459.80 | ▲ 3.0% |
2022 | $200,520.62 | ▼ 1.7% |
2021 | $203,958.08 | ▲ 3.7% |
2020 | $196,772.17 | ▲ 3.6% |
2019 | $190,005.99 | ▲ 4.0% |
2018 | $182,653.57 | ▲ 9.3% |
2017 | $167,138.42 | ▲ 4.0% |
2016 | $160,641.06 | ▼ 4.8% |
2015 | $168,688.58 | ▲ 8.0% |
2014 | $156,221.75 | ▲ 10.9% |
2013 | $140,922.72 | ▲ 5.0% |
2012 | $134,192.87 | ▲ 5.6% |
2011 | $127,023.74 | ▲ 6.5% |
2010 | $119,222.30 | ▲ 7.1% |
2009First | $111,272.35 | — |
| 17 years total | $2.9M total | $172,211.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Professor
- Employer
- McMaster University
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2009
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 17
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