McMaster University

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2009

Salary Name Position
$119,240.09
earned in 2008 		CHRISTOPHER L. E SWARTZ Professor/Endowed Chair/Director
McMaster University
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Published March 2009

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2009

The Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 makes Ontario’s public sector more open and accountable to taxpayers. The act requires organizations that receive public funding from the Province of Ontario to make public, by March 31 each year, the names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of employees paid $100,000 or more in the previous calendar year.

At SunshineListStats.com, we rank employees from organizations that received public funding from the Province of Ontario and earn over $100,000 per year, including total taxable benefits.

This year's sunshine list includes the top earners in McMaster University, including:

2009 Ontario Sunshine List: McMaster University Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, McMaster University's 793 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $105,607,610.56 in 2008.

At the top of the McMaster University Sunshine List

Topping the list for the McMaster University was President/Vice-Chancellor PETER GEORGE, who brought home $524,435.14 in 2008.

Following PETER GEORGE was Dean/Vice-President, Health Sciences JOHN KELTON, with annual earnings of $406,151.27. Assistant Professor GARY ANDREW CHAIMOWITZ made $373,049.83, Professor DEBORAH COOK made $349,671.57, and Vice-President, University Advancement ROGER TRULL round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $305,722.34 for the McMaster University 2009 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2008, 154 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 508 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 100 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 19 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 7 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 5 received over $300,000 at the McMaster University.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 154 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 508 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 100 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 19 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 7 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 5 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2009 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2009 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2009 Employers List.