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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 5 years

Tara Packham

Associate Professor · McMaster University
Associate ProfessorOntarioFirst listed 2021
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$136,936.68
▲ 32.8% since 2021

Tara Packham was paid $136,936.68 in total compensation as Associate Professor at McMaster University in 2025, 37% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Tara Packham has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 5 times since 2021, earning $593K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $118,581.00 a year, up 33% over that span.

That is 17% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$136,936.68
Latest compensation
in 2025
$593K
Total compensation
across 5 years
$118,581.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+32.8%
Career growth
since 2021
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FIG. 01

5 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$97K$108K$119K$130K$141K20212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Tara Packham's total compensation has moved across 5 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $136,936.68
Lifetime total compensation$593K
Annual average$118,581.00
Total growth since 2021+32.8%
Biggest raise+9.7% (2025)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

5 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Associate Professor↑ role changed$136,936.68▲ 9.7%
2024
Assistant Professor$124,795.42▲ 6.9%
2023
$116,697.54▲ 4.8%
2022
Assistant Professor$111,326.33▲ 7.9%
2021First
Assistant Professor$103,151.19
5 years total$593K total$118,581.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Associate Professor
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2021
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
5

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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