Paul Higgs was paid $231,877.97 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2025, 132% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Paul Higgs has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 17 times since 2009, earning $3.1M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $185,186.00 a year, up 63% over that span.
That is 40% 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 Higgs'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 | $231,877.97 | ▲ 10.3% |
2024 | $210,283.07 | ▲ 2.3% |
2023 | $205,470.40 | ▼ 2.8% |
2022 | $211,332.13 | ▲ 2.4% |
2021 | $206,349.59 | ▲ 1.5% |
2020 | $203,280.68 | ▲ 1.2% |
2019 | $200,774.28 | ▲ 2.9% |
2018 | $195,164.38 | ▲ 3.0% |
2017 | $189,430.17 | ▲ 3.0% |
2016 | $183,857.26 | ▲ 6.2% |
2015 | $173,100.48 | ▲ 3.2% |
2014 | $167,687.37 | ▲ 2.3% |
2013 | $163,866.07 | ▲ 2.6% |
2012 | $159,677.57 | ▲ 3.3% |
2011 | $154,627.14 | ▲ 4.0% |
2010 | $148,739.80 | ▲ 4.3% |
2009First | $142,649.51 | — |
| 17 years total | $3.1M total | $185,186.00 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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