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On the 2022 Sunshine List · 4 years

William M Farmer

Professor · McMaster University
ProfessorOntarioFirst listed 2017
2022 Total Compensation Paid
$226,421.83
▲ 16.5% since 2017

William M Farmer was paid $226,421.83 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2022, 126% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

William M Farmer has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 4 times since 2017, earning $855K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $213,749.00 a year, up 17% over that span.

That is 36% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$226,421.83
Latest compensation
in 2022
$855K
Total compensation
across 4 years
$213,749.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+16.5%
Career growth
since 2017
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FIG. 01

4 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$189K$199K$209K$220K$230K2017202020212022
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How William M Farmer's total compensation has moved across 4 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2022 · $226,421.83
Lifetime total compensation$855K
Annual average$213,749.00
Total growth since 2017+16.5%
Biggest raise+10.0% (2020)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

4 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2022Latest★ Best
Professor$226,421.83▲ 2.7%
2021
Professor$220,427.42▲ 3.1%
2020
Professor$213,813.50▲ 10.0%
2017First
Professor$194,332.21
4 years total$855K total$213,749.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2017
Latest disclosure
2022
Years on list
4

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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