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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 17 years

Paul O'Byrne

Dean and Vice-President (Health Sciences) / Professor · McMaster University
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$472,802.14
▲ 68.7% since 2009

Paul O'Byrne was paid $472,802.14 in total compensation as Dean and Vice-President (Health Sciences) / Professor at McMaster University in 2025, 373% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Paul O'Byrne has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 17 times since 2009, earning $6.7M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $392,455.00 a year, up 69% over that span.

That is 185% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$472,802.14
Latest compensation
in 2025
$6.7M
Total compensation
across 17 years
$392,455.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+68.7%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

17 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$239K$304K$369K$433K$498K20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Paul O'Byrne's total compensation has moved across 17 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2017 · $473,938.30
Lifetime total compensation$6.7M
Annual average$392,455.00
Total growth since 2009+68.7%
Biggest raise+25.9% (2017)
Biggest drop-3.6% (2018)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

17 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest
Dean and Vice-President (Health Sciences) / Professor$472,802.14▲ 0.1%
2024
Dean and Vice-President (Health Sciences) / Professor$472,522.14▲ 0.8%
2023
$468,940.54▲ 2.7%
2022
Dean and Vice President (Health Sciences) / Professor↑ role changed$456,733.68▲ 0.1%
2021
Dean and Vice-President (Health Sciences) / Professor↑ role changed$456,233.68▼ 1.0%
2020
Dean and Vice-President, Health Sciences / Professor↑ role changed$460,839.68▲ 0.2%
2019
Professor/Dean and Vice President, Health Sciences$459,855.73▲ 0.6%
2018
Professor/Dean and Vice President, Health Sciences↑ role changed$457,005.28▼ 3.6%
2017★ Best
Dean and Vice President (Health Sciences) / Professor↑ role changed$473,938.30▲ 25.9%
2016
Professor$376,291.23▲ 16.6%
2015
Professor↑ role changed$322,598.18▼ 2.0%
2014
Professor / Department Chair↑ role changed$329,065.28▼ 0.1%
2013
Professor/Department Chair$329,409.48▲ 8.3%
2012
Professor/Department Chair$304,260.33▲ 10.6%
2011
Professor/Department Chair$275,189.70▼ 0.2%
2010
Professor/Department Chair$275,780.02▼ 1.6%
2009First
Professor/Department Chair$280,271.94
17 years total$6.7M total$392,455.00 avg
FIG. 04

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Employee details

Position
Dean and Vice-President (Health Sciences) / Professor
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
17

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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