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McMaster University salaries
1,966 people paid $100,000 or more in 2025. On the disclosure list every year from 1996 to 2025 (with gaps).
People on the 2025 list
1,966
+8.1% vs 2024
Median salary
$150,713
−1.3% vs 2024
Highest salary
$498,075
Total disclosed
$326M
Highest paid in 2025
Top 100 of 1,966
| # | Name | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claudia EmersonProfessor | $498,075 | $517 | +$19,738 (+4.1%) |
| 2 | David FarrarProfessor | $483,140 | $5,366 | −$35,802 (−6.9%) |
| 3 | Susan TighePresident and Vice-Chancellor | $465,621 | $10,752 | +$23,479 (+5.3%) |
| 4 | Paul O'ByrneDean and Vice-President (Health Sciences) / Professor | $463,235 | $9,567 | +$280 (+0.1%) |
| 5 | Salim YusufProfessor | $451,950 | $795 | −$50,183 (−10.0%) |
| 6 | Mohit BhandariProfessor | $448,462 | $517 | $0 (+0.0%) |
| 7 | Deborah MartinAssociate Vice-President, Real Estate, Partnerships and Ancillary Operations | $433,067 | $10,254 | +$128,140 (+42.0%) |
| 8 | Gregory SteinbergProfessor | $433,038 | $517 | +$17,995 (+4.3%) |
| 9 | Mick BhatiaProfessor | $430,325 | $1,897 | +$16,694 (+4.0%) |
| 10 | Khaled S HassaneinDean / Professor | $423,431 | $517 | +$16,483 (+4.1%) |
| 11 | Parminder RainaDirector / Professor | $420,053 | $517 | +$13,066 (+3.2%) |
| 12 | Gerard WrightProfessor | $412,681 | $517 | −$3,482 (−0.8%) |
| 13 | James MackillopProfessor | $408,842 | $517 | +$55,049 (+15.6%) |
| 14 | John KeltonProfessor | $408,284 | $0 | +$1,500 (+0.4%) |
| 15 | Karen MossmanProfessor | $403,510 | $259 | +$23,624 (+6.2%) |
| 16 | Angelo MikrogianakisProfessor | $385,523 | $517 | −$12,719 (−3.2%) |
| 17 | Saher FazilatVice-President, Operations and Finance | $384,900 | $26,798 | $0 (+0.0%) |
| 18 | Dina BrooksProfessor | $383,184 | $517 | +$103,706 (+37.1%) |
| 19 | Jeremiah Edward HurleyDean / Professor | $378,328 | $517 | +$35,660 (+10.4%) |
| 20 | Charu KaushicProfessor | $376,140 | $517 | +$10,856 (+3.0%) |
| 21 | Henry Armand GirouxProfessor | $375,167 | $0 | +$15,140 (+4.2%) |
| 22 | Sheila SinghProfessor | $372,005 | $517 | +$92,384 (+33.0%) |
| 23 | Margaret Andrea BaumannProfessor | $367,859 | $0 | +$15,783 (+4.5%) |
| 24 | James PaulProfessor | $356,127 | $517 | +$43,672 (+14.0%) |
| 25 | Maureen J MacdonaldProvost and Vice-President (Academic) | $353,194 | $5,535 | +$44,080 (+14.3%) |
| 26 | Ali EmadiProfessor | $349,058 | $517 | +$17,238 (+5.2%) |
| 27 | Heather SheardownProfessor / Dean | $348,467 | $517 | +$20,794 (+6.3%) |
| 28 | Andrew KnightsProfessor / Associate Vice-President Research | $345,545 | $5,568 | −$26,978 (−7.2%) |
| 29 | Lili LitwinVice-President University Advancement | $344,485 | $26,777 | +$43,035 (+14.3%) |
| 30 | Gary Andrew ChaimowitzProfessor | $340,553 | $474 | +$37,022 (+12.2%) |
| 31 | Ronald BalversProfessor / Endowed Chair / Area Chair | $339,207 | $517 | −$8,749 (−2.5%) |
| 32 | Chelsea GabelProfessor | $338,881 | $517 | +$116,378 (+52.3%) |
| 33 | Milena HeadProfessor / Director / Endowed Chair | $335,657 | $517 | −$8,284 (−2.4%) |
| 34 | Sonia AnandAssociate Vice-President / Professor | $327,338 | $517 | −$4,936 (−1.5%) |
| 35 | Brian CoombesProfessor | $322,480 | $517 | +$14,595 (+4.7%) |
| 36 | Jonathan BramsonProfessor | $321,998 | $532 | +$7,414 (+2.4%) |
| 37 | Jeffrey RacineProfessor | $321,850 | $517 | +$13,631 (+4.4%) |
| 38 | John MaheuProfessor / Distinguished Research Professor | $320,396 | $517 | −$7,473 (−2.3%) |
| 39 | Mahmut ParlarProfessor / Distinguished Research Professor | $320,158 | $0 | −$25,770 (−7.4%) |
| 40 | Peter MascherProfessor | $319,597 | $474 | +$10,889 (+3.5%) |
| 41 | Gianni PariseVice-President Research / Dean | $319,312 | $5,535 | +$42,811 (+15.5%) |
| 42 | Eric BrownProfessor | $315,293 | $517 | +$14,036 (+4.7%) |
| 43 | Alfonso IorioProfessor | $313,218 | $517 | −$10,044 (−3.1%) |
| 44 | Michael SuretteProfessor | $311,390 | $517 | +$14,276 (+4.8%) |
| 45 | Omer AhmedAssociate Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer | $308,685 | $26,783 | +$77,904 (+33.8%) |
| 46 | Wanda MckennaAssociate Vice-President and Chief Human Resources Office | $308,685 | $10,538 | −$9,481 (−3.0%) |
| 47 | Sean Van KoughnettAssociate Vice-President Student and Dean of Students | $308,685 | $26,783 | +$6,466 (+2.1%) |
| 48 | Pamela E SwettProfessor / Dean | $308,020 | $517 | +$19,353 (+6.7%) |
| 49 | Sandra CarrollProfessor | $307,706 | $517 | +$14,451 (+4.9%) |
| 50 | Deborah CookProfessor | $306,927 | $517 | +$2,575 (+0.8%) |
| 51 | Rick HackettProfessor | $303,737 | $474 | +$2,979 (+1.0%) |
| 52 | James DunnProfessor / Associate Dean / Director | $303,154 | $517 | +$20,241 (+7.2%) |
| 53 | Hendrik PoinarProfessor | $302,730 | $517 | +$13,249 (+4.6%) |
| 54 | Varun ChaudharyProfessor | $301,372 | $517 | −$53,606 (−15.1%) |
| 55 | John Stewart PrestonProfessor / Strategic Advisor / Associate Vice-President | $298,368 | $687 | +$20,815 (+7.5%) |
| 56 | Brent DavisUniversity Counsel | $297,252 | $10,505 | +$3,117 (+1.1%) |
| 57 | Ehab KamarahAssociate Vice-President and Chief Facilities Officer | $297,252 | $26,802 | +$38,794 (+15.0%) |
| 58 | Bonny IbhawohProfessor / Vice-Provost (International Affairs) | $296,965 | $517 | +$13,791 (+4.9%) |
| 59 | Janok BhattacharyaProfessor / Director | $296,372 | $517 | +$23,214 (+8.5%) |
| 60 | Matthew SibbaldAssociate Professor / Instructional Assistant | $295,147 | $517 | +$893 (+0.3%) |
| 61 | Susan MccrackenProfessor / Area Chair | $294,124 | $517 | +$28,219 (+10.6%) |
| 62 | Gayleen GrayAssociate Vice-President and Chief Technology Officer | $292,013 | $26,733 | +$8,696 (+3.1%) |
| 63 | Anna DanielovaAssociate Professor | $291,127 | $517 | +$27,140 (+10.3%) |
| 64 | Ekaterina MalinovaAssociate Professor / Chair / Director | $290,380 | $517 | +$9,335 (+3.3%) |
| 65 | Cameron CurrieProfessor | $288,896 | $5,193 | +$12,397 (+4.5%) |
| 66 | Daniel CordovaniAssociate Professor | $287,223 | $517 | |
| 67 | Benson HonigProfessor / Director / Distinguished Research Professor | $287,008 | $0 | +$13,106 (+4.8%) |
| 68 | Marvin George RyderAssociate Professor / Area Chair | $286,942 | $517 | +$27,110 (+10.4%) |
| 69 | Laurel TrainorProfessor / Director | $285,430 | $474 | +$18,210 (+6.8%) |
| 70 | Patrick BennettProfessor | $283,582 | $517 | +$12,211 (+4.5%) |
| 71 | Jamal DeenProfessor | $283,571 | $0 | −$748 (−0.3%) |
| 72 | Donald ArnoldProfessor | $283,494 | $517 | +$28,309 (+11.1%) |
| 73 | Bruce D GaulinProfessor | $282,962 | $687 | +$12,691 (+4.7%) |
| 74 | Steve HranilovicProfessor / Vice-Provost and Dean Of Graduate Studies | $281,540 | $517 | +$13,569 (+5.1%) |
| 75 | Catherine ConnellyProfessor / Director / Distinguished Research Professor | $281,363 | $517 | +$46,566 (+19.8%) |
| 76 | Lennox Arthur SweetmanProfessor | $280,680 | $517 | +$12,667 (+4.7%) |
| 77 | Rafael KleimanCanada Research Chair / Professor / Department Chair | $280,242 | $517 | +$14,209 (+5.3%) |
| 78 | Susan GirouxProfessor | $275,210 | $517 | +$22,721 (+9.0%) |
| 79 | John D BrennanProfessor / Canada Research Chair / Director | $274,156 | $517 | +$11,894 (+4.5%) |
| 80 | K Bruce NewboldProfessor / Associate Dean / Dean | $274,154 | $517 | +$24,134 (+9.7%) |
| 81 | Erin ReidCanada Research Chair Tier II / Professor | $274,102 | $2,855 | +$27,960 (+11.4%) |
| 82 | Richard WhitlockProfessor | $273,370 | $517 | +$40,098 (+17.2%) |
| 83 | Elkafi HassiniProfessor / Associate Dean | $273,360 | $517 | +$13,731 (+5.3%) |
| 84 | Lorraine YorkProfessor | $273,144 | $687 | +$12,258 (+4.7%) |
| 85 | Yair BersonProfessor / Distinguished Research Professor | $272,641 | $517 | +$11,504 (+4.4%) |
| 86 | Michael Robert VeallProfessor / Director | $272,527 | $0 | +$25,868 (+10.5%) |
| 87 | Nick BontisAssociate Professor / Area Chair | $271,743 | $517 | +$3,521 (+1.3%) |
| 88 | Manish VermaAssociate Professor / Associate Dean / Director | $271,652 | $517 | +$8,242 (+3.1%) |
| 89 | Thomas DoyleAssociate Professor | $271,636 | $517 | +$10,593 (+4.1%) |
| 90 | Mark CrowtherProfessor | $271,510 | $517 | −$1,342 (−0.5%) |
| 91 | Eric SawyerProfessor | $270,545 | $0 | +$11,453 (+4.4%) |
| 92 | Karin NeufeldProfessor | $269,368 | $517 | −$2,086 (−0.8%) |
| 93 | Sukhvinder ObhiProfessor / Associate Vice-President | $269,322 | $2,855 | +$12,774 (+5.0%) |
| 94 | John LavisProfessor | $267,891 | $517 | −$146,535 (−35.4%) |
| 95 | Vivian LewisUniversity Librarian | $267,043 | $10,409 | +$33,532 (+14.4%) |
| 96 | Trevor William ChamberlainProfessor | $266,758 | $0 | −$1,223 (−0.5%) |
| 97 | Niko HildebrandtProfessor | $266,075 | $517 | +$13,427 (+5.3%) |
| 98 | Matheus Da Rocha GrasselliDeputy Provost / Professor | $265,178 | $517 | +$13,069 (+5.2%) |
| 99 | Jason Walter BusseProfessor | $264,766 | $517 | +$8,227 (+3.2%) |
| 100 | Steven Edward HannaProfessor | $264,508 | $517 | +$5,481 (+2.1%) |
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 72 |
| 1997 | |
| 1998 | 93 |
| 1999 | 142 |
| 2000 | 213 |
| 2001 | 235 |
| 2002 | 297 |
| 2003 | 359 |
| 2004 | 437 |
| 2005 | 536 |
| 2006 | 625 |
| 2007 | 733 |
| 2008 | 793 |
| 2009 | 883 |
| 2010 | 928 |
| 2011 | 967 |
| 2012 | 1,015 |
| 2013 | 1,032 |
| 2014 | 1,063 |
| 2015 | 1,137 |
| 2016 | 1,150 |
| 2017 | 1,203 |
| 2018 | 1,256 |
| 2019 | 1,300 |
| 2020 | 1,425 |
| 2021 | 1,437 |
| 2022 | 1,536 |
| 2023 | 1,661 |
| 2024 | 1,818 |
| 2025 | 1,966 |
Median salary by year
What each job pays at McMaster University, 2025
The most common jobs, with their median salary against the same title across the list.
| Job | People | Median | Ontario median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professor | 357 | $218,386 | $135,910 | +60.7% |
| Associate Professor | 302 | $171,656 | $173,517 | −1.1% |
| Assistant Professor | 228 | $136,837 | $136,831 | +0.0% |
| Professor / Associate Chair | 27 | $222,862 | $222,862 | +0.0% |
| Professor / Director | 24 | $223,723 | $221,828 | +0.9% |
| Professor / Department Chair | 22 | $228,154 | $221,057 | +3.2% |
| Research Coordinator | 22 | $102,957 | $105,037 | −2.0% |
| Research Associate (I) | 19 | $108,314 | $108,314 | +0.0% |
| Systems Integration Specialist | 17 | $106,221 | $112,818 | −5.8% |
| Associate Professor / Associate Chair | 16 | $158,935 | $158,935 | +0.0% |
| Associate Professor / Director | 13 | $197,794 | $200,821 | −1.5% |
| Associate Professor/Department Chair | 12 | $189,695 | $189,695 | +0.0% |
| Librarian III | 12 | $108,242 | $116,860 | −7.4% |
| Academic Department Manager III | 10 | $112,736 | $112,736 | +0.0% |
| Assistant Professor / Director | 10 | $195,578 | $195,366 | +0.1% |
| Senior Manager, Information Technology | 10 | $139,735 | $139,286 | +0.3% |
| Manager | 10 | $118,449 | $136,431 | −13.2% |
| Director Of Administration | 9 | $120,853 | $123,528 | −2.2% |
| Instructional Assistant / Sessional Faculty | 9 | $110,813 | $110,813 | +0.0% |
| Academic Department Manager II | 8 | $106,302 | $106,302 | +0.0% |
| Associate Director, Marketing and Communications | 8 | $118,623 | $115,522 | +2.7% |
| Finance Manager | 8 | $107,602 | $113,496 | −5.2% |
| Professor / Associate Dean | 8 | $234,324 | $220,057 | +6.5% |
| Program Manager | 8 | $112,543 | $119,546 | −5.9% |
| Project Manager | 8 | $117,529 | $118,900 | −1.2% |
| Strategic Project Manager | 7 | $114,710 | $116,540 | −1.6% |
| Director, Administration | 6 | $148,027 | $134,609 | +10.0% |
| Associate Professor / Area Chair | 6 | $246,491 | $246,491 | +0.0% |
| Associate Professor / Associate Dean | 6 | $207,863 | $200,904 | +3.5% |
| Associate Professor / Program Chair | 6 | $199,281 | $199,281 | +0.0% |
| Director, Development | 6 | $153,635 | $147,036 | +4.5% |
| Senior Human Resource Strategic Partner | 6 | $117,871 | $117,871 | +0.0% |
| Sessional Faculty | 6 | $117,830 | $117,830 | +0.0% |
| Associate Professor / Associate Director | 5 | $184,296 | $184,296 | +0.0% |
| Associate Director, Development | 5 | $124,798 | $123,131 | +1.4% |
| Director | 5 | $165,982 | $170,120 | −2.4% |
| Manager, Finance and Administration | 5 | $105,509 | $131,084 | −19.5% |
| Senior Principal Research Engineer | 5 | $121,999 | $121,999 | +0.0% |
| 2nd Class Engineer | 4 | $125,193 | — | |
| Associate University Librarian | 4 | $169,911 | $167,669 | +1.3% |
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Questions and answers
How many people at McMaster University were paid $100,000 or more in 2025?
1,966, +8.1% on 2024 (1,818 people).
What is the median salary at McMaster University?
$150,713 among the people on the 2025 list, against $151,306 for universities as a whole.
Who is the highest-paid employee at McMaster University?
In 2025, Claudia Emerson, Professor at McMaster University, with a salary of $498,075.
What is the most common job at McMaster University on the list?
Professor, with 357 people in 2025.
How much does a Professor at McMaster University make?
The median salary of the 357 people with this title at McMaster University was $218,386 in 2025, 60.7% above the $135,910 median for the title across Ontario.
How much does a Associate Professor at McMaster University make?
The median salary of the 302 people with this title at McMaster University was $171,656 in 2025, 1.1% below the $173,517 median for the title across Ontario.
How much does a Assistant Professor at McMaster University make?
The median salary of the 228 people with this title at McMaster University was $136,837 in 2025, 0.0% above the $136,831 median for the title across Ontario.
How long has McMaster University been on the list?
Since 1996: 29 of the years from 1996 to 2025.
Where can I see everyone at McMaster University on the list?
The full 2025 list has every name, job, salary and taxable benefit; earlier years are linked from the chart above.
What does “salary paid” include?
What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. How the lists work
Why is someone not on the list?
Only people paid $100,000 or more in the year are listed, and only by the public employers the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 covers. Someone paid less that year, or working elsewhere, does not appear.
How do I report a mistake or ask for a record to be removed?
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