Sean Van Koughnett was paid $335,468.44 in total compensation as Associate Vice-President Student and Dean of Students at McMaster University in 2025, 235% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Sean Van Koughnett has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 12 times since 2014, earning $3.1M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $258,570.00 a year, up 83% over that span.
That is 102% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.
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12 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Sean Van Koughnett's total compensation has moved across 12 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
12 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest★ Best | $335,468.44 | ▲ 2.1% |
2024 | $328,481.03 | ▲ 2.2% |
2023 | $321,547.99 | ▼ 4.0% |
2022 | $334,969.12 | ▲ 20.9% |
2021 | $277,150.68 | ▲ 0.7% |
2020 | $275,327.46 | ▲ 10.5% |
2019 | $249,059.13 | ▲ 20.3% |
2018 | $207,063.84 | ▲ 2.3% |
2017 | $202,365.72 | ▼ 1.8% |
2016 | $205,980.98 | ▲ 12.9% |
2015 | $182,391.17 | ▼ 0.4% |
2014First | $183,034.61 | — |
| 12 years total | $3.1M total | $258,570.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Associate Vice-President Student and Dean of Students
- Employer
- McMaster University
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2014
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 12
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