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On the 2022 Sunshine List · 14 years

Peter Vilks

Assistant Professor · McMaster University
Assistant ProfessorOntarioFirst listed 2009
2022 Total Compensation Paid
$126,272.66
▼ 33.1% since 2009

Peter Vilks was paid $126,272.66 in total compensation as Assistant Professor at McMaster University in 2022, 26% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Peter Vilks has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 14 times since 2009, earning $2.6M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $187,997.00 a year, down 33% over that span.

That is 24% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$126,272.66
Latest compensation
in 2022
$2.6M
Total compensation
across 14 years
$187,997.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
-33.1%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

14 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$112K$138K$165K$191K$218K20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Peter Vilks's total compensation has moved across 14 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2021 · $208,135.43
Lifetime total compensation$2.6M
Annual average$187,997.00
Total growth since 2009-33.1%
Biggest raise+17.2% (2015)
Biggest drop-39.3% (2022)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

14 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2022Latest
Assistant Professor$126,272.66▼ 39.3%
2021★ Best
Assistant Professor$208,135.43▲ 3.2%
2020
Assistant Professor$201,741.16▼ 1.6%
2019
Assistant Professor$204,967.26▲ 3.3%
2018
Assistant Professor$198,361.57▼ 0.9%
2017
Assistant Professor$200,110.67▼ 0.6%
2016
Assistant Professor$201,255.52▼ 2.7%
2015
Assistant Professor$206,917.38▲ 17.2%
2014
Assistant Professor$176,543.74▼ 14.8%
2013
Assistant Professor$207,300.92▲ 14.9%
2012
Assistant Professor$180,483.57▲ 2.1%
2011
Assistant Professor↑ role changed$176,706.29▲ 14.5%
2010
Lecturer$154,381.81▼ 18.2%
2009First
Lecturer$188,780.15
14 years total$2.6M total$187,997.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Assistant Professor
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2022
Years on list
14

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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