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On the 2019 Sunshine List · 3 years

Yanqiu Zhou

Professor · McMaster University
ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2015
2019 Total Compensation Paid
$151,274.41
▲ 14.6% since 2015

Yanqiu Zhou was paid $151,274.41 in total compensation as Professor at McMaster University in 2019, 51% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Yanqiu Zhou has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times since 2015, earning $436K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $145,187.00 a year, up 15% over that span.

That is 9% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$151,274.41
Latest compensation
in 2019
$436K
Total compensation
across 3 years
$145,187.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+14.6%
Career growth
since 2015
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FIG. 01

3 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$128K$135K$142K$148K$155K201520182019
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Yanqiu Zhou's total compensation has moved across 3 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2018 · $152,322.68
Lifetime total compensation$436K
Annual average$145,187.00
Total growth since 2015+14.6%
Biggest raise+15.4% (2018)
Biggest drop-0.7% (2019)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

3 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2019Latest
Professor$151,274.41▼ 0.7%
2018★ Best
Professor↑ role changed$152,322.68▲ 15.4%
2015First
Associate Professor$131,965.35
3 years total$436K total$145,187.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2015
Latest disclosure
2019
Years on list
3

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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