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On the 2015 Sunshine List · 7 years

Paul Bates

Sessional Lecturer · McMaster University
Sessional LecturerUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2009
2015 Total Compensation Paid
$127,134.28
▼ 45.9% since 2009

Paul Bates was paid $127,134.28 in total compensation as Sessional Lecturer at McMaster University in 2015, 27% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Paul Bates has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 7 times since 2009, earning $1.5M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $213,219.00 a year, down 46% over that span.

That is 23% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$127,134.28
Latest compensation
in 2015
$1.5M
Total compensation
across 7 years
$213,219.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
-45.9%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

7 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$108K$143K$178K$213K$248K2009201020112012201320142015
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Paul Bates's total compensation has moved across 7 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2009 · $234,856.05
Lifetime total compensation$1.5M
Annual average$213,219.00
Total growth since 2009-45.9%
Biggest raise+0.0% (2014)
Biggest drop-43.8% (2015)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

7 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2015Latest
Sessional Lecturer↑ role changed$127,134.28▼ 43.8%
2014
Special Advisor$226,096.77▲ 0.0%
2013
Special Advisor$226,096.52▲ 0.0%
2012
Special Advisor↑ role changed$226,096.52▼ 0.0%
2011
Strategy Advisor to the President↑ role changed$226,115.84▼ 0.0%
2010
Dean, Faculty Of Business↑ role changed$226,135.16▼ 3.7%
2009First★ Best
Dean - Faculty of Business$234,856.05
7 years total$1.5M total$213,219.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

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Employee details

Position
Sessional Lecturer
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2015
Years on list
7

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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