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On the 2019 Sunshine List · 8 years

Priyanthy Weerasekera

Professor · McMaster University
ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2012
2019 Total Compensation Paid
$121,187.76
▲ 4.2% since 2012

Priyanthy Weerasekera was paid $121,187.76 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2019, 21% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Priyanthy Weerasekera has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 8 times since 2012, earning $1.0M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $126,638.00 a year, up 4% over that span.

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

$121,187.76
Latest compensation
in 2019
$1.0M
Total compensation
across 8 years
$126,638.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+4.2%
Career growth
since 2012
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FIG. 01

8 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$113K$119K$124K$130K$136K20122013201420152016201720182019
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Priyanthy Weerasekera's total compensation has moved across 8 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2017 · $133,831.48
Lifetime total compensation$1.0M
Annual average$126,638.00
Total growth since 2012+4.2%
Biggest raise+9.5% (2013)
Biggest drop-6.2% (2019)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

8 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2019Latest
Professor$121,187.76▼ 6.2%
2018
Professor$129,261.61▼ 3.4%
2017★ Best
Professor$133,831.48▲ 3.2%
2016
Professor$129,654.07▼ 1.0%
2015
Professor$130,939.85▲ 5.2%
2014
Professor$124,491.87▼ 2.3%
2013
Professor↑ role changed$127,389.02▲ 9.5%
2012First
Associate Professor$116,351.85
8 years total$1.0M total$126,638.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2012
Latest disclosure
2019
Years on list
8

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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