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On the 2019 Sunshine List · 3 years

Richard Austin

Professor · McMaster University
ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2015
2019 Total Compensation Paid
$212,411.60
▲ 10.3% since 2015

Richard Austin was paid $212,411.60 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2019, 112% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Richard Austin has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times since 2015, earning $610K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $203,237.00 a year, up 10% over that span.

That is 28% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$212,411.60
Latest compensation
in 2019
$610K
Total compensation
across 3 years
$203,237.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+10.3%
Career growth
since 2015
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FIG. 01

3 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$189K$195K$202K$208K$215K201520182019
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Richard Austin's total compensation has moved across 3 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2019 · $212,411.60
Lifetime total compensation$610K
Annual average$203,237.00
Total growth since 2015+10.3%
Biggest raise+6.3% (2018)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

3 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2019Latest★ Best
Professor$212,411.60▲ 3.8%
2018
Professor↑ role changed$204,712.75▲ 6.3%
2015First
Endowed Chair$192,585.70
3 years total$610K total$203,237.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2015
Latest disclosure
2019
Years on list
3

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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