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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 17 years

Wanda Mckenna

Associate Vice-President and Chief Human Resources Office · McMaster University
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$319,223.44
▲ 159.4% since 2009

Wanda Mckenna was paid $319,223.44 in total compensation as Associate Vice-President and Chief Human Resources Office at McMaster University in 2025, 219% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Wanda Mckenna has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 17 times since 2009, earning $3.6M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $210,092.00 a year, up 159% over that span.

That is 92% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$319,223.44
Latest compensation
in 2025
$3.6M
Total compensation
across 17 years
$210,092.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+159.4%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

17 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$86K$153K$220K$287K$353K20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Wanda Mckenna's total compensation has moved across 17 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2024 · $328,654.74
Lifetime total compensation$3.6M
Annual average$210,092.00
Total growth since 2009+159.4%
Biggest raise+19.0% (2019)
Biggest drop-6.9% (2017)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

17 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest
Associate Vice-President and Chief Human Resources Office$319,223.44▼ 2.9%
2024★ Best
Associate Vice-President and Chief Human Resources Office$328,654.74▲ 18.9%
2023
$276,391.05▼ 1.3%
2022
Chief Human Resources Officer$279,994.76▲ 2.9%
2021
Chief Human Resources Officer$272,140.19▲ 4.0%
2020
Chief Human Resources Officer$261,662.46▲ 11.0%
2019
Chief Human Resources Officer↑ role changed$235,809.13▲ 19.0%
2018
Assistant Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer↑ role changed$198,172.77▲ 2.0%
2017
Chief Human Resources Officer$194,354.96▼ 6.9%
2016
Chief Human Resources Officer↑ role changed$208,738.34▲ 18.1%
2015
Executive Director$176,725.64▲ 11.8%
2014
Executive Director↑ role changed$158,139.37▲ 7.4%
2013
Director, Human Resources Employee Services And Support↑ role changed$147,255.72▲ 6.3%
2012
Director, Human Resources Employee Services & Support$138,470.12▲ 6.8%
2011
Director, Human Resources Employee Services & Support$129,658.04▲ 5.3%
2010
Director, Human Resources Employee Services & Support↑ role changed$123,114.96▲ 0.0%
2009First
Director, HR Employee Services & Support$123,054.15
17 years total$3.6M total$210,092.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Associate Vice-President and Chief Human Resources Office
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
17

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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