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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 11 years

Sean K Carey

Professor / Director · McMaster University
Professor / DirectorOntarioFirst listed 2012
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$210,188.26
▲ 49.9% since 2012

Sean K Carey was paid $210,188.26 in total compensation as Professor / Director at McMaster University in 2025, 110% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Sean K Carey has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 11 times since 2012, earning $2.1M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $193,634.00 a year, up 50% over that span.

That is 27% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$210,188.26
Latest compensation
in 2025
$2.1M
Total compensation
across 11 years
$193,634.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+49.9%
Career growth
since 2012
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FIG. 01

11 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$115K$157K$198K$240K$282K20122013201420162017202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Sean K Carey's total compensation has moved across 11 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2023 · $266,182.79
Lifetime total compensation$2.1M
Annual average$193,634.00
Total growth since 2012+49.9%
Biggest raise+38.6% (2023)
Biggest drop-11.3% (2025)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

11 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest
Professor / Director↑ role changed$210,188.26▼ 11.3%
2024
Director / Professor$236,859.03▼ 11.0%
2023★ Best
$266,182.79▲ 38.6%
2022
Professor$192,024.71▼ 7.4%
2021
Professor$207,426.47▲ 7.6%
2020
Professor$192,780.77▼ 1.8%
2017
Professor$196,280.60▼ 1.4%
2016
Professor$199,032.83▲ 32.0%
2014
Professor↑ role changed$150,834.10▲ 9.2%
2013
Associate Professor$138,126.32▼ 1.5%
2012First
Associate Professor$140,241.97
11 years total$2.1M total$193,634.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor / Director
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2012
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
11

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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