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On the 2018 Sunshine List · 10 years

Samir Ziada

Professor · McMaster University
ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2009
2018 Total Compensation Paid
$142,916.58
▼ 13.7% since 2009

Samir Ziada was paid $142,916.58 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2018, 43% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Samir Ziada has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 10 times since 2009, earning $1.9M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $186,404.00 a year, down 14% over that span.

That is 14% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$142,916.58
Latest compensation
in 2018
$1.9M
Total compensation
across 10 years
$186,404.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
-13.7%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

10 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$130K$153K$176K$198K$221K2009201020112012201320142015201620172018
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Samir Ziada's total compensation has moved across 10 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2016 · $212,764.89
Lifetime total compensation$1.9M
Annual average$186,404.00
Total growth since 2009-13.7%
Biggest raise+13.0% (2015)
Biggest drop-31.4% (2018)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

10 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2018Latest
Professor$142,916.58▼ 31.4%
2017
Professor$208,335.68▼ 2.1%
2016★ Best
Professor$212,764.89▲ 0.2%
2015
Professor$212,353.67▲ 13.0%
2014
Professor$187,887.69▼ 2.3%
2013
Professor$192,302.97▲ 3.0%
2012
Professor$186,716.72▲ 3.1%
2011
Professor↑ role changed$181,072.84▲ 4.1%
2010
Professor/Associate Chair↑ role changed$174,007.01▲ 5.0%
2009First
Professor$165,682.95
10 years total$1.9M total$186,404.00 avg
FIG. 04

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Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2018
Years on list
10

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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