How this pay compares — 2025
Their 2025 salary of $230,810 ranks in the top 2.7% of all 404,922 public-sector salaries disclosed in Ontario that year, and the top 13.1% of 1,966 at McMaster University.
Salary trajectory
| Year | Position | Employer | Salary | Benefits | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Professor / Associate Chair | McMaster University | $230,810 | $517 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | Associate Chair / Professor | McMaster University | $221,026 | $517 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | Associate Chair / Professor | McMaster University | $214,390 | $501 | +25.3% |
| 2016 | Professor / Associate Chair | McMaster University | $171,144 | $227 | +8.3% |
| 2014 | Professor / Associate Chair | McMaster University | $158,038 | $175 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | Professor | McMaster University | $153,384 | $175 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | Professor | McMaster University | $149,068 | $175 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | Professor | McMaster University | $143,891 | $194 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | Professor | McMaster University | $138,203 | $213 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | Professor | McMaster University | $131,735 | $234 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | Professor | McMaster University | $124,942 | $272 | +6.0% |
| 2007 | Professor | McMaster University | $117,846 | $284 | +6.8% |
| 2006 | Professor | McMaster University | $110,340 | $295 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | Professor | McMaster University | $104,679 | $295 | — |