John Kelton

$408,283.56asProfessor

Employed by McMaster University in 2025, according to Government of Ontario public salary records.

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 1999 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Professor
$408,283.56
0.37%
2024
Professor
$406,783.56
0.35%
2023
Professor
$408,204.86
1.82%
2022
Professor
$415,783.56
9.76%
2021
Professor
$378,819.06
$5,151.58
9.17%
2020
Professor
$347,004.56
$9,567.22
2.51%
2019
Professor
$355,954.56
$9,567.22
3.22%
2018
Professor
$344,854.56
$9,766.76
0.58%
2017
Professor
$346,854.56
$9,888.15
32.61%
2016
Professor / Executive Director
$514,665.36
$10,515.79
3.66%
2015
Dean and Vice President (Health Sciences)
$496,494.45
$10,490.71
11.25%
2014
Dean and Vice President (Health Sciences)
$446,300.15
$10,066.18
0.49%
2013
Dean and Vice-President (Health Sciences)
$448,504.40
$10,066.18
1.54%
2012
Dean & Vice–President (Health Sciences)
$455,504.40
$10,066.18
8.63%
2011
Dean & Vice-President (Health Sciences)
$498,524.40
$10,121.26
11.04%
2010
Dean & Vice-President, Health Sciences
$448,977.40
$10,176.34
10.54%
2009
Dean & Vice-President (Health Sciences)
$406,151.40
$10,234.66
2008
Dean/Vice-President, Health Sciences
$406,151.27
$10,314.06
3.41%
2007
Dean/Vice President, Health Sciences
$392,750.04
$10,410.54
9.37%
2006
Dean & Vice President Health Sciences.
$359,100.52
$9,721.70
9.32%
2005
Dean/Vice President, Health Sciences
$328,497.48
$8,390.68
9.14%
2004
Dean/VP, Health Sciences
$300,999.98
$7,775.64
9.95%
2003
Dean/ VP, Health Sciences
$273,750.00
$7,879.00
6.83%
2002
Dean & Vice President, Health Sciences
$256,248.00
$8,402.16
15.96%
2001
Vice-President and Dean
$220,978.50
$4,256.32
15.12%
2000
Professor
$191,961.00
$597.96
1999
Chair & Professor
$191,961.00
$526.98

John Kelton earned $408,283.56 as Professor at McMaster University in 2025, according to the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 0.37% increase over the previous year's reported salary. John Kelton has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 27 times between 1999 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $514,665.36 in 2016. McMaster University reports under the Universities sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

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NameSalary
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NameSalary
Mick Bhatia
Professor
$430,325.45
Khaled S Hassanein
Dean / Professor
$423,431.49
Parminder Raina
Director / Professor
$420,052.78
Gerard Wright
Professor
$412,681.07
James Mackillop
Professor
$408,842.07
Karen Mossman
Professor
$403,510.39
Angelo Mikrogianakis
Professor
$385,522.65
Saher Fazilat
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$384,899.84
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Professor
$383,183.67
Jeremiah Edward Hurley
Dean / Professor
$378,328.39