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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 10 years

Stephen Michael Collins

Professor · McMaster University
ProfessorOntarioFirst listed 2009
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$203,612.36
▼ 31.7% since 2009

Stephen Michael Collins was paid $203,612.36 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2025, 104% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Stephen Michael Collins has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 10 times since 2009, earning $2.8M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $283,428.00 a year, down 32% over that span.

That is 23% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$203,612.36
Latest compensation
in 2025
$2.8M
Total compensation
across 10 years
$283,428.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
-31.7%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

10 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$173K$216K$259K$302K$345K2009201020112012201320142016202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Stephen Michael Collins's total compensation has moved across 10 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2016 · $329,506.26
Lifetime total compensation$2.8M
Annual average$283,428.00
Total growth since 2009-31.7%
Biggest raise+7.9% (2010)
Biggest drop-40.2% (2023)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

10 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest
Professor$203,612.36▼ 1.9%
2024
Professor$207,520.05▲ 5.2%
2023
$197,182.69▼ 40.2%
2016★ Best
Professor / Vice-President, Research$329,506.26▲ 3.0%
2014
Professor / Vice-President, Research↑ role changed$319,919.75▲ 0.8%
2013
Professor/Vice-President, Research↑ role changed$317,263.90▼ 1.4%
2012
Professor/Vice–President, Research↑ role changed$321,662.05▲ 1.3%
2011
Professor/Vice-President, Research$317,432.69▼ 1.4%
2010
Professor/Vice-President, Research$321,863.04▲ 7.9%
2009First
Professor/Vice-President, Research$298,320.72
10 years total$2.8M total$283,428.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
10

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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