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On the 2017 Sunshine List · 9 years

Stephen Birch

Professor · Mcmaster University
ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2009
2017 Total Compensation Paid
$184,128.94
▲ 31.9% since 2009

Stephen Birch was paid $184,128.94 in total compensation as Professor at Mcmaster University in 2017, 84% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Stephen Birch has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 9 times since 2009, earning $1.5M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $162,112.00 a year, up 32% over that span.

That is 11% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed Mcmaster University employees.

$184,128.94
Latest compensation
in 2017
$1.5M
Total compensation
across 9 years
$162,112.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+31.9%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

9 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$132K$146K$161K$175K$189K200920102011201220132014201520162017
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Stephen Birch's total compensation has moved across 9 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2017 · $184,128.94
Lifetime total compensation$1.5M
Annual average$162,112.00
Total growth since 2009+31.9%
Biggest raise+7.4% (2015)
Biggest drop-0.0% (2016)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

9 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2017Latest★ Best
Professor$184,128.94▲ 3.8%
2016
Professor$177,331.14▼ 0.0%
2015
Professor$177,378.29▲ 7.4%
2014
Professor$165,227.89▲ 2.5%
2013
Professor$161,211.97▲ 2.8%
2012
Professor$156,819.97▲ 3.5%
2011
Professor$151,585.74▲ 4.0%
2010
Professor$145,761.28▲ 4.4%
2009First
Professor$139,564.91
9 years total$1.5M total$162,112.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2017
Years on list
9

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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