Susan Tighe was paid $476,373.25 in total compensation as President and Vice-Chancellor at McMaster University in 2025, 376% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Susan Tighe has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 6 times since 2020, earning $2.2M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $361,909.00 a year, up 213% over that span.
That is 187% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.
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6 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Susan Tighe's total compensation has moved across 6 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
6 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest★ Best | $476,373.25 | ▲ 5.2% |
2024 | $452,694.56 | ▲ 14.2% |
2023 | $396,457.92 | ▲ 11.9% |
2022 | $354,397.72 | ▲ 4.5% |
2021 | $339,289.56 | ▲ 122.9% |
2020First | $152,241.15 | — |
| 6 years total | $2.2M total | $361,909.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- President and Vice-Chancellor
- Employer
- McMaster University
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2020
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 6
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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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