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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 5 years

Sarah O'Byrne

Senior Legal Counsel · McMaster University
Senior Legal CounselOntarioFirst listed 2020
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$151,901.66
▲ 30.6% since 2020

Sarah O'Byrne was paid $151,901.66 in total compensation as Senior Legal Counsel at McMaster University in 2025, 52% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Sarah O'Byrne has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 5 times since 2020, earning $667K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $133,354.00 a year, up 31% over that span.

That is 8% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$151,901.66
Latest compensation
in 2025
$667K
Total compensation
across 5 years
$133,354.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+30.6%
Career growth
since 2020
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FIG. 01

5 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$110K$121K$133K$145K$156K20202022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Sarah O'Byrne's total compensation has moved across 5 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $151,901.66
Lifetime total compensation$667K
Annual average$133,354.00
Total growth since 2020+30.6%
Biggest raise+8.6% (2025)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

5 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Senior Legal Counsel$151,901.66▲ 8.6%
2024
Senior Legal Counsel$139,915.48▲ 5.2%
2023
$132,996.07▲ 5.9%
2022
Legal Counsel↑ role changed$125,631.81▲ 8.0%
2020First
Copyright Counsel$116,323.26
5 years total$667K total$133,354.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

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Employee details

Position
Senior Legal Counsel
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2020
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
5

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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