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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 12 years

Sean Van Koughnett

Associate Vice-President Student and Dean of Students · McMaster University
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$335,468.44
▲ 83.3% since 2014

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.

$335,468.44
Latest compensation
in 2025
$3.1M
Total compensation
across 12 years
$258,570.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+83.3%
Career growth
since 2014
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12 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$155K$205K$254K$304K$354K201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Sean Van Koughnett's total compensation has moved across 12 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $335,468.44
Lifetime total compensation$3.1M
Annual average$258,570.00
Total growth since 2014+83.3%
Biggest raise+20.9% (2022)
Biggest drop-4.0% (2023)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

12 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Associate Vice-President Student and Dean of Students↑ role changed$335,468.44▲ 2.1%
2024
Assistant Vice President Student, Learning and Dean of Students$328,481.03▲ 2.2%
2023
$321,547.99▼ 4.0%
2022
Assistant Vice President Student, Learning and Dean of Students↑ role changed$334,969.12▲ 20.9%
2021
Assistant Vice-President, Students and Learning / Dean of Students$277,150.68▲ 0.7%
2020
Assistant Vice-President, Students and Learning / Dean of Students↑ role changed$275,327.46▲ 10.5%
2019
Assistant Vice President, Students and Learning / Dean of Students$249,059.13▲ 20.3%
2018
Assistant Vice President, Students and Learning / Dean of Students↑ role changed$207,063.84▲ 2.3%
2017
Associate Vice-President, Students and Learning / Dean of Students↑ role changed$202,365.72▼ 1.8%
2016
Associate Vice President (Students And Learning) / Dean Of Students↑ role changed$205,980.98▲ 12.9%
2015
Associate Vice President (Students and Learning) and Dean of Students$182,391.17▼ 0.4%
2014First
Associate Vice President (Students and Learning) and Dean of Students$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
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2014
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
12

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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