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On the 2020 Sunshine List · 8 years

Tawnya Smith

Chief Internal Auditor · McMaster University
Chief Internal AuditorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2013
2020 Total Compensation Paid
$170,159.97
▲ 65.7% since 2013

Tawnya Smith was paid $170,159.97 in total compensation as Chief Internal Auditor at McMaster University in 2020, 70% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Tawnya Smith has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 8 times since 2013, earning $1.1M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $142,179.00 a year, up 66% over that span.

That is 3% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$170,159.97
Latest compensation
in 2020
$1.1M
Total compensation
across 8 years
$142,179.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+65.7%
Career growth
since 2013
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FIG. 01

8 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$91K$112K$134K$156K$178K20132014201520162017201820192020
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Tawnya Smith's total compensation has moved across 8 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2020 · $170,159.97
Lifetime total compensation$1.1M
Annual average$142,179.00
Total growth since 2013+65.7%
Biggest raise+18.7% (2014)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

8 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2020Latest★ Best
Chief Internal Auditor$170,159.97▲ 6.3%
2019
Chief Internal Auditor$160,128.63▲ 3.4%
2018
Chief Internal Auditor$154,858.32▲ 3.4%
2017
Chief Internal Auditor$149,756.57▲ 4.8%
2016
Chief Internal Auditor$142,839.41▲ 5.7%
2015
Chief Internal Auditor$135,106.49▲ 10.9%
2014
Chief Internal Auditor↑ role changed$121,872.25▲ 18.7%
2013First
Senior Manager, Internal Audit$102,708.18
8 years total$1.1M total$142,179.00 avg
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The record

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Employee details

Position
Chief Internal Auditor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2013
Latest disclosure
2020
Years on list
8

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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