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On the 2019 Sunshine List · 3 years

Ruta Valaitis

Professor · McMaster University
ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2015
2019 Total Compensation Paid
$201,379.43
▲ 12.6% since 2015

Ruta Valaitis was paid $201,379.43 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2019, 101% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Ruta Valaitis has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times since 2015, earning $575K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $191,618.00 a year, up 13% over that span.

That is 21% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$201,379.43
Latest compensation
in 2019
$575K
Total compensation
across 3 years
$191,618.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+12.6%
Career growth
since 2015
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FIG. 01

3 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$175K$182K$189K$197K$204K201520182019
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2019 · $201,379.43
Lifetime total compensation$575K
Annual average$191,618.00
Total growth since 2015+12.6%
Biggest raise+8.8% (2018)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

3 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2019Latest★ Best
Professor$201,379.43▲ 3.5%
2018
Professor↑ role changed$194,635.28▲ 8.8%
2015First
Associate Professor$178,840.77
3 years total$575K total$191,618.00 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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