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Salaries at
McMaster University
Every disclosed salary at McMaster University on the Ontario Sunshine List — public-sector employees with their positions, salaries and taxable benefits.
Employees on list1,966
Total paid$326.3M
Average salary$165,955.39
Top salary$498,075.21
FIG. 01
Employee salaries
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1,966 records
| Name & Position | Compensation |
|---|---|
| Sandra Carroll Professor | $307,706 |
| Brent Davis University Counsel | $297,252 |
| Deborah Cook Professor | $306,927 |
| Rick Hackett Professor | $303,737 |
| James Dunn Professor / Associate Dean / Director | $303,154 |
| Hendrik Poinar Professor | $302,730 |
| Varun Chaudhary Professor | $301,372 |
| John Stewart Preston Professor / Strategic Advisor / Associate Vice-President | $298,368 |
| Bonny Ibhawoh Professor / Vice-Provost (International Affairs) | $296,965 |
| Janok Bhattacharya Professor / Director | $296,372 |
| Matthew Sibbald Associate Professor / Instructional Assistant | $295,147 |
| Susan Mccracken Professor / Area Chair | $294,124 |
| Cameron Currie Professor | $288,896 |
| Anna Danielova Associate Professor | $291,127 |
| Ekaterina Malinova Associate Professor / Chair / Director | $290,380 |
| Daniel Cordovani Associate Professor | $287,223 |
| Marvin George Ryder Associate Professor / Area Chair | $286,942 |
| Benson Honig Professor / Director / Distinguished Research Professor | $287,008 |
| Laurel Trainor Professor / Director | $285,430 |
| Patrick Bennett Professor | $283,582 |
| Donald Arnold Professor | $283,494 |
| Melissa C Pool Associate Vice-President Academic Planning and Finance | $257,238 |
| Bruce D Gaulin Professor | $282,962 |
| Jamal Deen Professor | $283,571 |
| Ashley Downey Associate Vice-President, Pan-University Faculty Advancement | $255,916 |
| Steve Hranilovic Professor / Vice-Provost and Dean Of Graduate Studies | $281,540 |
| Catherine Connelly Professor / Director / Distinguished Research Professor | $281,363 |
| Lennox Arthur Sweetman Professor | $280,680 |
| Rafael Kleiman Canada Research Chair / Professor / Department Chair | $280,242 |
| Vivian Lewis University Librarian | $267,043 |
| Erin Reid Canada Research Chair Tier II / Professor | $274,102 |
| Susan Giroux Professor | $275,210 |
| John D Brennan Professor / Canada Research Chair / Director | $274,156 |
| K Bruce Newbold Professor / Associate Dean / Dean | $274,154 |
| Richard Whitlock Professor | $273,370 |
| Elkafi Hassini Professor / Associate Dean | $273,360 |
| Lorraine York Professor | $273,144 |
| Yair Berson Professor / Distinguished Research Professor | $272,641 |
| Michael Robert Veall Professor / Director | $272,527 |
| Nick Bontis Associate Professor / Area Chair | $271,743 |
| Sukhvinder Obhi Professor / Associate Vice-President | $269,322 |
| Manish Verma Associate Professor / Associate Dean / Director | $271,652 |
| Thomas Doyle Associate Professor | $271,636 |
| Mark Crowther Professor | $271,510 |
| Eric Sawyer Professor | $270,545 |
| Steven Moore Treasurer And Chief Investment Officer | $253,886 |
| Karin Neufeld Professor | $269,368 |
| John Lavis Professor | $267,891 |
| Laura Elizabeth Harrington Associate Vice-President and Chief Administrative Officer, Faculty of Health Sciences | $256,580 |
| Trevor William Chamberlain Professor | $266,758 |
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Frequently asked questions
About McMaster University's salary disclosures.
How many employees at McMaster University are on the Sunshine List?
1,966 employees at McMaster University had a salary of $100,000 or more in 2025, making them eligible for the Ontario Sunshine List.
What is the average salary at McMaster University?
The average disclosed salary at McMaster University is $165,955.39. Note: this only includes employees earning over $100,000.
What is the highest salary at McMaster University?
The highest salary disclosed for McMaster University is $498,075.21.
Where does this data come from?
This data is published by the Ontario government under the . All data is sourced directly from official government open data portals.