McMaster University
Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2025
- Employees: 1,818
- Positions: 568
- Sum of all salaries: $301,696,776.91
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Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2025
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:
Top Salaries at McMaster University in the 2025 Sunshine List
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President and Vice-Chancellor$518,942.42
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Professor$502,133.01
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Professor$478,337.45
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Dean and Vice-President (Health Sciences) / Professor$462,954.92
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Professor$448,461.52
2025 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 1,818 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $301,696,776.91 in 2024.
At the top of the McMaster University Sunshine List
Topping the list for the McMaster University was President and Vice-Chancellor David Farrar, who brought home $518,942.42 in 2024.
Following David Farrar was Professor Salim Yusuf, with annual earnings of $502,133.01. Professor Claudia Emerson made $478,337.45, Dean and Vice-President (Health Sciences) / Professor Paul O’Byrne made $462,954.92, and Professor Mohit Bhandari round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $448,461.52 for the McMaster University 2025 Sunshine List.
Breaking down the numbers
Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2024, 277 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 606 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 450 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 372 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 64 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 49 received over $300,000 at the McMaster University.
Salary breakdown
- 277 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
- 606 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
- 450 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
- 372 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
- 64 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
- 49 employees made more than $300,000
For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2025 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2025 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2025 Employers List.