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On the 2015 Sunshine List · 7 years

Roy Cain

Professor · McMaster University
ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2009
2015 Total Compensation Paid
$184,517.52
▲ 34.2% since 2009

Roy Cain was paid $184,517.52 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2015, 85% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Roy Cain has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 7 times since 2009, earning $1.1M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $161,161.00 a year, up 34% over that span.

That is 11% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$184,517.52
Latest compensation
in 2015
$1.1M
Total compensation
across 7 years
$161,161.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+34.2%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

7 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$129K$144K$160K$175K$190K2009201020112012201320142015
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2015 · $184,517.52
Lifetime total compensation$1.1M
Annual average$161,161.00
Total growth since 2009+34.2%
Biggest raise+10.7% (2011)
Biggest drop-0.8% (2012)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

7 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2015Latest★ Best
Professor↑ role changed$184,517.52▲ 3.4%
2014
Professor / Director / Dean↑ role changed$178,404.46▲ 7.4%
2013
Professor/Director/Department Chair$166,169.22▲ 5.1%
2012
Professor/Director/Department Chair↑ role changed$158,071.77▼ 0.8%
2011
Professor/Director$159,424.80▲ 10.7%
2010
Professor/Director$144,036.06▲ 4.8%
2009First
Professor/Director$137,501.87
7 years total$1.1M total$161,161.00 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
2015
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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