Sarah Symons was paid $210,908.73 in total compensation as Professor / Department Chair at McMaster University in 2025, 111% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Sarah Symons has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 13 times since 2013, earning $2.0M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $150,514.00 a year, up 109% over that span.
That is 27% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.
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13 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Sarah Symons's total compensation has moved across 13 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
13 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest★ Best | $210,908.73 | ▲ 14.1% |
2024 | $184,916.01 | ▲ 8.1% |
2023 | $171,001.33 | ▼ 3.1% |
2022 | $176,398.64 | ▲ 5.8% |
2021 | $166,722.81 | ▲ 3.9% |
2020 | $160,487.65 | ▲ 5.0% |
2019 | $152,890.60 | ▲ 5.2% |
2018 | $145,275.71 | ▲ 7.0% |
2017 | $135,805.95 | ▲ 7.5% |
2016 | $126,309.13 | ▲ 5.4% |
2015 | $119,782.38 | ▲ 13.6% |
2014 | $105,411.75 | ▲ 4.6% |
2013First | $100,768.46 | — |
| 13 years total | $2.0M total | $150,514.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Professor / Department Chair
- Employer
- McMaster University
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2013
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 13
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