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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 14 years

Sumathy Rangarajan

Research Program Director · McMaster University
Research Program DirectorOntarioFirst listed 2009
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$155,499.48
▲ 36.5% since 2009

Sumathy Rangarajan was paid $155,499.48 in total compensation as Research Program Director at McMaster University in 2025, 55% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Sumathy Rangarajan has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 14 times since 2009, earning $1.8M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $128,985.00 a year, up 37% over that span.

That is 6% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$155,499.48
Latest compensation
in 2025
$1.8M
Total compensation
across 14 years
$128,985.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+36.5%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

14 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$93K$110K$128K$145K$162K20092013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Sumathy Rangarajan's total compensation has moved across 14 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $155,499.48
Lifetime total compensation$1.8M
Annual average$128,985.00
Total growth since 2009+36.5%
Biggest raise+8.3% (2019)
Biggest drop-9.8% (2013)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

14 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Research Program Director$155,499.48▲ 3.9%
2024
Research Program Director$149,624.96▲ 1.6%
2023
$147,258.95▲ 2.0%
2022
Research Program Director$144,431.35▼ 2.2%
2021
Research Program Director$147,653.02▲ 4.7%
2020
Research Program Director$141,010.74▲ 6.6%
2019
Research Program Director$132,324.26▲ 8.3%
2018
Research Program Director$122,221.22▲ 1.2%
2017
Research Program Director$120,831.35▲ 7.5%
2016
Research Program Director$112,395.43▲ 2.6%
2015
Research Program Director↑ role changed$109,494.80▲ 2.9%
2014
Research Project Manager$106,441.77▲ 3.6%
2013
Research Project Manager$102,719.52▼ 9.8%
2009First
Research Project Manager$113,885.96
14 years total$1.8M total$128,985.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Research Program Director
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
14

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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