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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 7 years

Risa Kaida

Associate Professor · McMaster University
Associate ProfessorOntarioFirst listed 2018
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$161,809.24
▲ 53.5% since 2018

Risa Kaida was paid $161,809.24 in total compensation as Associate Professor at McMaster University in 2025, 62% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Risa Kaida has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 7 times since 2018, earning $937K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $133,833.00 a year, up 54% over that span.

That is 2% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$161,809.24
Latest compensation
in 2025
$937K
Total compensation
across 7 years
$133,833.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+53.5%
Career growth
since 2018
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FIG. 01

7 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$95K$114K$132K$150K$169K2018201920212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Risa Kaida's total compensation has moved across 7 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $161,809.24
Lifetime total compensation$937K
Annual average$133,833.00
Total growth since 2018+53.5%
Biggest raise+13.3% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

7 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Associate Professor$161,809.24▲ 7.4%
2024
Associate Professor$150,660.17▲ 5.7%
2023
$142,472.12▲ 3.6%
2022
Associate Professor / Director↑ role changed$137,563.52▲ 8.4%
2021
Associate Professor↑ role changed$126,907.11▲ 13.3%
2019
Assistant Professor$112,015.96▲ 6.3%
2018First
Assistant Professor$105,404.19
7 years total$937K total$133,833.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Associate Professor
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2018
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
7

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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