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On the 2017 Sunshine List · 8 years

Richard S. Harris

Professor · Mcmaster University
ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2009
2017 Total Compensation Paid
$156,014.79
▲ 15.1% since 2009

Richard S. Harris was paid $156,014.79 in total compensation as Professor at Mcmaster University in 2017, 56% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Richard S. Harris has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 8 times since 2009, earning $1.3M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $158,958.00 a year, up 15% over that span.

That is 6% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed Mcmaster University employees.

$156,014.79
Latest compensation
in 2017
$1.3M
Total compensation
across 8 years
$158,958.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+15.1%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

8 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$127K$143K$159K$175K$191K20092010201120122013201420162017
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Richard S. Harris's total compensation has moved across 8 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2016 · $184,735.36
Lifetime total compensation$1.3M
Annual average$158,958.00
Total growth since 2009+15.1%
Biggest raise+10.2% (2010)
Biggest drop-15.5% (2017)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

8 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2017Latest
Professor$156,014.79▼ 15.5%
2016★ Best
Professor$184,735.36▲ 8.1%
2014
Professor$170,890.64▲ 3.1%
2013
Professor$165,750.80▲ 8.1%
2012
Professor$153,391.38▼ 1.5%
2011
Professor$155,785.89▲ 4.2%
2010
Professor$149,496.88▲ 10.2%
2009First
Professor$135,599.80
8 years total$1.3M total$158,958.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2017
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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