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Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2014

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:

2014 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 1,032 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $154,765,398.06 in 2013.

At the top of the McMaster University Sunshine List

Topping the list for the McMaster University was Dean and Vice-President (Health Sciences) JOHN KELTON, who brought home $448,504.40 in 2013.

Following JOHN KELTON was President and Vice-Chancellor PATRICK DEANE, with annual earnings of $387,287.20. Professor AKBAR PANJU made $366,602.15, Associate Professor GARY ANDREW CHAIMOWITZ made $363,759.76, and Professor/Dean LEONARD WAVERMAN round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $341,361.62 for the McMaster University 2014 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2013, 119 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 473 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 365 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 44 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 15 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 16 received over $300,000 at the McMaster University.

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2014 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2014 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2014 Employers List.