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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 5 years

Yair Berson

Professor / Distinguished Research Professor · McMaster University
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$273,157.92
▲ 11.9% since 2021

Yair Berson was paid $273,157.92 in total compensation as Professor / Distinguished Research Professor at McMaster University in 2025, 173% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Yair Berson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 5 times since 2021, earning $1.3M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $256,910.00 a year, up 12% over that span.

That is 65% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$273,157.92
Latest compensation
in 2025
$1.3M
Total compensation
across 5 years
$256,910.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+11.9%
Career growth
since 2021
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FIG. 01

5 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$239K$248K$258K$267K$277K20212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2025 · $273,157.92
Lifetime total compensation$1.3M
Annual average$256,910.00
Total growth since 2021+11.9%
Biggest raise+4.4% (2025)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

5 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Professor / Distinguished Research Professor↑ role changed$273,157.92▲ 4.4%
2024
Professor$261,653.58▲ 2.4%
2023
$255,645.57▲ 2.2%
2022
Professor$250,091.05▲ 2.5%
2021First
Professor$244,002.00
5 years total$1.3M total$256,910.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

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Employee details

Position
Professor / Distinguished Research 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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