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On the 2022 Sunshine List · 4 years

Yanqiu R Zhou

Professor · McMaster University
ProfessorOntarioFirst listed 2017
2022 Total Compensation Paid
$175,203.46
▲ 20.2% since 2017

Yanqiu R Zhou was paid $175,203.46 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2022, 75% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Yanqiu R Zhou has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 4 times since 2017, earning $647K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $161,855.00 a year, up 20% over that span.

That is 6% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$175,203.46
Latest compensation
in 2022
$647K
Total compensation
across 4 years
$161,855.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+20.2%
Career growth
since 2017
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FIG. 01

4 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$141K$150K$160K$169K$179K2017202020212022
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Yanqiu R Zhou's total compensation has moved across 4 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2022 · $175,203.46
Lifetime total compensation$647K
Annual average$161,855.00
Total growth since 2017+20.2%
Biggest raise+7.7% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

4 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2022Latest★ Best
Professor$175,203.46▲ 3.5%
2021
Professor$169,287.26▲ 7.7%
2020
Professor↑ role changed$157,111.21▲ 7.7%
2017First
Professor / Director$145,818.04
4 years total$647K total$161,855.00 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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