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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 6 years

Paula Mckay

Research Manager · McMaster University
Research ManagerOntarioFirst listed 2020
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$121,392.62
▲ 19.4% since 2020

Paula Mckay was paid $121,392.62 in total compensation as Research Manager at McMaster University in 2025, 21% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Paula Mckay has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 6 times since 2020, earning $663K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $110,574.00 a year, up 19% over that span.

That is 27% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$121,392.62
Latest compensation
in 2025
$663K
Total compensation
across 6 years
$110,574.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+19.4%
Career growth
since 2020
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FIG. 01

6 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$98K$105K$111K$117K$124K202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Paula Mckay's total compensation has moved across 6 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $121,392.62
Lifetime total compensation$663K
Annual average$110,574.00
Total growth since 2020+19.4%
Biggest raise+5.5% (2022)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

6 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Research Manager$121,392.62▲ 5.0%
2024
Research Manager$115,628.35▲ 2.5%
2023
$112,809.31▲ 3.7%
2022
Research Manager$108,824.27▲ 5.5%
2021
Research Manager$103,102.68▲ 1.4%
2020First
Research Manager$101,686.14
6 years total$663K total$110,574.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Research Manager
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2020
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
6

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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