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On the 2016 Sunshine List · 7 years

Stephen Roy Westerholm

Professor · McMaster University
ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2009
2016 Total Compensation Paid
$178,075.15
▲ 28.6% since 2009

Stephen Roy Westerholm was paid $178,075.15 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2016, 78% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Stephen Roy Westerholm has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 7 times since 2009, earning $1.1M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $153,925.00 a year, up 29% over that span.

That is 7% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$178,075.15
Latest compensation
in 2016
$1.1M
Total compensation
across 7 years
$153,925.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+28.6%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

7 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$131K$144K$157K$170K$183K2009201020112012201320142016
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Stephen Roy Westerholm's total compensation has moved across 7 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2016 · $178,075.15
Lifetime total compensation$1.1M
Annual average$153,925.00
Total growth since 2009+28.6%
Biggest raise+8.5% (2013)
Biggest drop-1.1% (2011)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

7 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2016Latest★ Best
Professor$178,075.15▲ 8.0%
2014
Professor$164,825.33▲ 2.8%
2013
Professor$160,354.73▲ 8.5%
2012
Professor$147,824.21▲ 3.3%
2011
Professor$143,160.23▼ 1.1%
2010
Professor$144,782.66▲ 4.6%
2009First
Professor$138,452.94
7 years total$1.1M total$153,925.00 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
2016
Years on list
7

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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