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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 17 years

Samir Chidiac

Endowed Chair / Professor · McMaster University
Endowed Chair / ProfessorOntarioFirst listed 2009
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$225,306.08
▲ 29.8% since 2009

Samir Chidiac was paid $225,306.08 in total compensation as Endowed Chair / Professor at McMaster University in 2025, 125% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Samir Chidiac has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 17 times since 2009, earning $3.4M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $199,392.00 a year, up 30% over that span.

That is 36% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$225,306.08
Latest compensation
in 2025
$3.4M
Total compensation
across 17 years
$199,392.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+29.8%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

17 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$148K$173K$198K$222K$247K20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Samir Chidiac's total compensation has moved across 17 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2023 · $237,997.25
Lifetime total compensation$3.4M
Annual average$199,392.00
Total growth since 2009+29.8%
Biggest raise+22.0% (2011)
Biggest drop-10.9% (2017)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

17 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest
Endowed Chair / Professor$225,306.08▼ 1.0%
2024
Endowed Chair / Professor$227,645.49▼ 4.3%
2023★ Best
$237,997.25▲ 14.9%
2022
Endowed Chair / Professor$207,183.91▼ 0.3%
2021
Endowed Chair / Professor$207,783.62▲ 4.3%
2020
Endowed Chair / Professor$199,272.89▲ 5.9%
2019
Endowed Chair / Professor↑ role changed$188,131.26▼ 0.7%
2018
Professor/Endowed Chair↑ role changed$189,384.36▲ 12.4%
2017
Professor / Endowed Chair↑ role changed$168,561.01▼ 10.9%
2016
Endowed Chair / Professor↑ role changed$189,080.66▼ 5.9%
2015
Professor/Endowed Chair↑ role changed$201,007.37▲ 5.1%
2014
Professor / Endowed Chair↑ role changed$191,184.72▼ 8.8%
2013
Professor/Endowed Chair/Director$209,661.58▼ 2.2%
2012
Professor/Endowed Chair/Director$214,334.06▲ 8.5%
2011
Professor/Endowed Chair/Director↑ role changed$197,564.66▲ 22.0%
2010
Professor/Director$161,976.52▼ 6.7%
2009First
Professor/Director$173,594.17
17 years total$3.4M total$199,392.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Endowed Chair / Professor
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
17

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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