Universities
McMaster University salaries, 2024
1,818 people paid $100,000 or more in 2024, as disclosed by Ontario under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.
People in 2024
1,818
+9.5% vs 2023
Median salary
$152,728
−1.6% vs 2023
Highest salary
$518,942
Total disclosed
$302M
Everyone on the 2024 list
Top 200 of 1,818
| # | Name | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David FarrarPresident and Vice-Chancellor | $518,942 | $9,966 | +$62,634 |
| 2 | Salim YusufProfessor | $502,133 | $0 | −$2,762 |
| 3 | Claudia EmersonProfessor | $478,337 | $517 | +$9,205 |
| 4 | Paul O'ByrneDean and Vice-President (Health Sciences) / Professor | $462,955 | $9,567 | +$3,582 |
| 5 | Mohit BhandariProfessor | $448,462 | $517 | −$183,763 |
| 6 | Susan TigheProvost and Vice-President (Academic) | $442,141 | $10,553 | +$56,206 |
| 7 | Gerard WrightProfessor | $416,163 | $517 | +$9,296 |
| 8 | Gregory SteinbergProfessor | $415,043 | $517 | +$8,549 |
| 9 | John LavisProfessor | $414,426 | $517 | +$93,341 |
| 10 | Leonard WavermanProfessor | $413,773 | $0 | +$4,606 |
| 11 | Mick BhatiaProfessor | $413,632 | $1,897 | +$7,543 |
| 12 | Parminder RainaDirector / Professor | $406,987 | $517 | +$2,168 |
| 13 | Khaled S HassaneinDean / Professor | $406,949 | $517 | +$7,588 |
| 14 | John KeltonProfessor | $406,784 | $0 | −$1,421 |
| 15 | Angelo MikrogianakisProfessor | $398,242 | $517 | +$12,392 |
| 16 | Saher FazilatVice President, Operations And Finance | $384,900 | $26,333 | +$8,939 |
| 17 | Karen MossmanProfessor | $379,886 | $5,903 | +$3,368 |
| 18 | Andrew KnightsVice-President Research | $372,523 | $10,319 | +$89,445 |
| 19 | Susan DenburgProfessor | $368,647 | $0 | −$6,723 |
| 20 | Charu KaushicProfessor | $365,284 | $517 | +$6,856 |
| 21 | Henry Armand GirouxProfessor | $360,027 | $0 | +$7,468 |
| 22 | Varun ChaudharyProfessor | $354,978 | $517 | −$17,050 |
| 23 | James MackillopProfessor | $353,793 | $517 | +$21,094 |
| 24 | Margaret Andrea BaumannProfessor | $352,076 | $0 | +$8,756 |
| 25 | Ronald BalversArea Chair / Endowed Chair / Professor | $347,956 | $517 | −$2,051 |
| 26 | Mahmut ParlarDistinguished Research Professor / Professor | $345,928 | $0 | +$25,162 |
| 27 | Milena HeadDirector / Endowed Chair / Professor | $343,941 | $517 | −$2,870 |
| 28 | Jeremiah Edward HurleyDean / Professor | $342,668 | $517 | +$19,724 |
| 29 | Sonia AnandAssociate Vice-President / Professor | $332,273 | $517 | +$5,785 |
| 30 | Ali EmadiProfessor / Professor | $331,820 | $517 | +$9,695 |
| 31 | Hertzel Chaim GersteinProfessor | $329,996 | $517 | −$17,978 |
| 32 | John MaheuProfessor | $327,870 | $517 | +$11,731 |
| 33 | Heather SheardownDean / Professor | $327,673 | $517 | +$14,247 |
| 34 | Alfonso IorioProfessor | $323,263 | $517 | −$35,957 |
| 35 | Wanda MckennaAssociate Vice-President and Chief Human Resources Office | $318,166 | $10,489 | +$52,154 |
| 36 | Jonathan BramsonProfessor | $314,585 | $517 | +$30,894 |
| 37 | James PaulProfessor | $312,455 | $517 | −$7,078 |
| 38 | Maureen J MacdonaldDean / Professor | $309,114 | $517 | −$1,696 |
| 39 | Peter MascherProfessor | $308,707 | $517 | +$4,225 |
| 40 | Jeffrey RacineProfessor | $308,219 | $517 | +$7,198 |
| 41 | Brian CoombesProfessor | $307,885 | $517 | +$5,865 |
| 42 | Deborah MartinAssociate Vice President, Real Estate, Partnerships and Ancillary Operations | $304,927 | $10,254 | −$8,547 |
| 43 | Deborah CookProfessor | $304,352 | $517 | −$750 |
| 44 | Gary Andrew ChaimowitzProfessor | $303,532 | $517 | +$13,168 |
| 45 | Sean Van KoughnettAssistant Vice President Student, Learning and Dean of Students | $302,219 | $26,262 | +$6,439 |
| 46 | Lili LitwinVice-President University Advancement | $301,450 | $29,150 | +$146,557 |
| 47 | Eric BrownProfessor | $301,257 | $517 | +$22,634 |
| 48 | Rick HackettArea Chair / Canada Research Chair Tier I / Professor | $300,758 | $517 | −$2,459 |
| 49 | Akbar PanjuProfessor | $300,186 | $0 | −$80,151 |
| 50 | Michael SuretteProfessor | $297,114 | $517 | +$7,882 |
| 51 | Andrea FarquharChief Executive, Internal and External Engagement | $294,792 | $10,463 | +$28,588 |
| 52 | Matthew SibbaldAssociate Professor / Instructional Assistant | $294,254 | $1,481 | −$4,049 |
| 53 | Brent DavisUniversity Counsel | $294,135 | $10,430 | +$30,207 |
| 54 | Sandra CarrollProfessor | $293,255 | $517 | +$15,551 |
| 55 | Hendrik PoinarProfessor | $289,481 | $517 | +$37,476 |
| 56 | Pamela E SwettDean / Professor | $288,667 | $517 | +$11,379 |
| 57 | Jamal DeenProfessor | $284,320 | $474 | +$7,865 |
| 58 | Gayleen GrayAssistant Vice President and Chief Technology Officer | $283,316 | $26,241 | +$8,729 |
| 59 | Bonny IbhawohProfessor / Vice-Provost (International Affairs) | $283,174 | $517 | +$8,647 |
| 60 | James DunnAssociate Dean / Director / Educational Instructor / Professor | $282,913 | $517 | −$9,395 |
| 61 | Douglas L WelchProfessor | $281,221 | $517 | +$3,953 |
| 62 | Ekaterina MalinovaAssociate Professor / Chair / Director | $281,045 | $517 | +$10,591 |
| 63 | Sheila SinghProfessor | $279,621 | $517 | +$96,743 |
| 64 | Dina BrooksProfessor | $279,477 | $517 | +$9,009 |
| 65 | Ian HambletonProfessor | $278,041 | $0 | +$6,083 |
| 66 | John Stewart PrestonAssociate Dean / Professor / Strategic Advisor | $277,553 | $687 | +$15,650 |
| 67 | Gianni PariseAssoc Vp Research / Associate Professor / Dean / Professor | $276,501 | $517 | +$20,040 |
| 68 | Cameron CurrieProfessor | $276,499 | $4,898 | +$982 |
| 69 | Benson HonigDirector / Endowed Chair / Professor | $273,902 | $474 | +$22,671 |
| 70 | Janok BhattacharyaDirector / Professor | $273,158 | $517 | +$12,185 |
| 71 | Mark CrowtherProfessor | $272,851 | $517 | −$275 |
| 72 | Karin NeufeldProfessor | $271,454 | $517 | +$8,293 |
| 73 | Patrick BennettProfessor | $271,371 | $517 | +$6,252 |
| 74 | Bruce D GaulinProfessor | $270,271 | $687 | +$7,152 |
| 75 | Nick BontisArea Chair / Associate Professor | $268,223 | $517 | +$20,792 |
| 76 | Lennox Arthur SweetmanProfessor | $268,012 | $517 | +$7,574 |
| 77 | Trevor William ChamberlainProfessor | $267,981 | $0 | −$11,372 |
| 78 | Steve HranilovicProfessor / Vice-Provost and Dean Of Graduate Studies | $267,971 | $517 | +$8,249 |
| 79 | Laurel TrainorDirector / Professor | $267,220 | $517 | +$4,995 |
| 80 | Rafael KleimanCanada Research Chair / Department Chair / Professor | $266,033 | $517 | +$7,915 |
| 81 | Susan MccrackenArea Chair / Professor | $265,905 | $517 | −$13,267 |
| 82 | Clarence C Y KwanProfessor | $265,683 | $0 | +$11,070 |
| 83 | Anna DanielovaAssociate Professor | $263,986 | $517 | +$2,224 |
| 84 | Mukul SharmaProfessor | $263,816 | $517 | −$7,540 |
| 85 | Manish VermaAssociate Dean / Associate Professor | $263,410 | $517 | −$7,669 |
| 86 | John D BrennanCanada Research Chair / Director / Professor | $262,261 | $517 | +$6,340 |
| 87 | Yair BersonProfessor | $261,136 | $517 | +$5,992 |
| 88 | Thomas DoyleAssociate Professor | $261,043 | $517 | +$32,098 |
| 89 | Lorraine YorkProfessor | $260,886 | $687 | +$19,644 |
| 90 | Fiona McneillAssociate Chair / Professor | $260,877 | $517 | +$6,101 |
| 91 | Marvin George RyderAssociate Professor | $259,832 | $517 | +$6,601 |
| 92 | Elkafi HassiniAssociate Dean / Professor | $259,629 | $2,708 | +$895 |
| 93 | Eric SawyerProfessor | $259,092 | $0 | +$5,903 |
| 94 | Jon BarrettProfessor | $259,083 | $517 | +$2,774 |
| 95 | Steven Edward HannaAssociate Dean / Professor | $259,027 | $517 | +$34,446 |
| 96 | Ehab KamarahAssociate Vice-President and Chief Facilities Officer | $258,458 | $25,901 | new |
| 97 | Ryan Van LieshoutProfessor | $256,673 | $517 | −$36,911 |
| 98 | Sukhvinder ObhiAssociate Vice-President / Professor | $256,548 | $2,708 | +$37,281 |
| 99 | Jason Walter BusseProfessor | $256,539 | $517 | +$9,791 |
| 100 | Khalid NainarProfessor | $255,287 | $517 | −$9,275 |
| 101 | Donald ArnoldProfessor | $255,185 | $517 | +$13,533 |
| 102 | John Wren MedcofAssociate Dean / Professor | $254,007 | $0 | +$1,329 |
| 103 | Carmel Emelia MothersillCanada Research Chair / Professor | $253,109 | $0 | +$6,527 |
| 104 | Ken CruikshankProfessor | $252,814 | $517 | −$6,868 |
| 105 | Niko HildebrandtProfessor | $252,648 | $517 | new |
| 106 | Susan GirouxProfessor | $252,489 | $517 | −$9,389 |
| 107 | Matheus Da Rocha GrasselliDeputy Provost / Professor | $252,109 | $517 | +$8,092 |
| 108 | David EarnProfessor | $251,646 | $517 | +$6,858 |
| 109 | Bruce Charles WainmanProfessor | $251,245 | $517 | +$5,617 |
| 110 | Mark David InmanProfessor | $250,840 | $517 | +$5,098 |
| 111 | Vladimir MahalecProfessor | $250,349 | $0 | +$18,053 |
| 112 | Kimberley DejAssociate Professor / Vice-Provost (Faculty) | $250,278 | $517 | +$8,309 |
| 113 | K Bruce NewboldAssociate Dean / Professor | $250,019 | $517 | +$15,522 |
| 114 | John Charles WeaverProfessor | $249,901 | $0 | +$5,576 |
| 115 | Marie ElliotDepartment Chair / Professor | $249,444 | $517 | +$9,565 |
| 116 | Narat CharupatProfessor | $249,352 | $517 | +$14,687 |
| 117 | Robert WhyteAssociate Professor | $249,145 | $517 | −$200 |
| 118 | Yufei YuanProfessor | $248,800 | $0 | +$5,774 |
| 119 | Philip DevereauxProfessor | $248,581 | $517 | −$29,980 |
| 120 | Yiqiang JinDirector / Professor | $248,470 | $517 | +$8,238 |
| 121 | Robert PeltonDirector / Professor | $247,788 | $0 | +$4,784 |
| 122 | David TuckerAssistant Vice President Research Nuclear | $247,721 | $10,349 | +$7,633 |
| 123 | Juliet DanielAssociate Dean / Professor / Strategic Advisor | $247,717 | $517 | +$7,408 |
| 124 | Anna MoroAssociate Professor / Director | $247,597 | $517 | +$16,096 |
| 125 | Brian DetlorArea Chair / Professor | $247,549 | $517 | +$2,458 |
| 126 | Michael FarquharsonProfessor | $246,970 | $517 | +$10,949 |
| 127 | Michael Robert VeallDirector / Professor | $246,658 | $0 | −$6,648 |
| 128 | Matthew S MillerAssociate Professor | $246,517 | $2,708 | +$141,351 |
| 129 | Ralph Egon PudritzProfessor | $246,500 | $0 | +$18,451 |
| 130 | Erin ReidCanada Research Chair Tier II / Professor | $246,142 | $2,708 | +$19,306 |
| 131 | Melissa C PoolAssociate Vice-President Academic Planning and Finance | $245,827 | $26,134 | +$37,973 |
| 132 | Glen RandallArea Chair / Director / Professor | $245,741 | $517 | +$9,645 |
| 133 | Gordon GuyattProfessor | $245,455 | $0 | +$2,198 |
| 134 | Stephen McbrideDirector / Endowed Chair / Professor | $245,361 | $0 | +$10,259 |
| 135 | Hans Ulysses BodenProfessor | $245,245 | $517 | +$964 |
| 136 | Manel JordanaProfessor | $245,106 | $0 | +$6,581 |
| 137 | Richard C AustinProfessor | $245,039 | $4,088 | +$7,130 |
| 138 | Xiaolin WuProfessor | $244,380 | $517 | +$6,095 |
| 139 | Mel RutherfordDepartment Chair / Professor | $244,136 | $517 | +$7,125 |
| 140 | Emad MohammadArea Chair / Associate Professor | $243,592 | $517 | +$6,874 |
| 141 | John F ValliantProfessor | $243,574 | $517 | +$6,204 |
| 142 | Ana Regina CamposDepartment Chair / Professor | $243,520 | $517 | −$4,370 |
| 143 | Barrington WalkerProfessor / Vice Provost (Equity and Inclusion) | $243,157 | $517 | +$86,714 |
| 144 | Saeid HabibiEndowed Chair / Professor | $243,082 | $517 | +$6,876 |
| 145 | Laura Elizabeth HarringtonAssistant Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Faculty of Health Sciences | $242,854 | $10,311 | +$8,110 |
| 146 | Mandeep S MalikArea Chair / Associate Professor | $242,414 | $517 | +$10,471 |
| 147 | Don AbelsonDirector / Professor | $242,169 | $517 | new |
| 148 | Margaret MckinnonProfessor | $242,061 | $517 | −$13,729 |
| 149 | Brian GoldingProfessor | $241,819 | $0 | +$6,525 |
| 150 | Stacey RitzAssistant Dean, Bachelor of Health Sciences Honors Program / Associate Professor | $241,726 | $517 | +$6,624 |
| 151 | Mohamed BakrDepartment Chair / Professor | $241,605 | $517 | −$13,250 |
| 152 | Marilyn LightstoneProfessor | $240,452 | $517 | +$2,497 |
| 153 | Peter MiuProfessor | $239,807 | $517 | +$18,224 |
| 154 | Teal McateerAssociate Professor | $239,807 | $517 | +$6,631 |
| 155 | Stuart PhillipsAssociate Chair / Director / Professor | $239,137 | $517 | −$8,034 |
| 156 | Kathy ChartersAssistant Vice President Research Administration | $238,180 | $10,319 | +$9,179 |
| 157 | J Michael WaddingtonProfessor | $237,886 | $517 | −$7,024 |
| 158 | Lori BurrowsFaculty Member / Professor | $237,735 | $517 | +$9,700 |
| 159 | Karen KiddProfessor | $237,605 | $517 | +$19,170 |
| 160 | Sarah DicksonAssociate Dean / Professor | $237,451 | $517 | +$7,928 |
| 161 | William Michael FarmerProfessor | $237,433 | $517 | +$28,536 |
| 162 | Aaron SchatAssociate Dean / Associate Professor | $237,305 | $517 | +$2,713 |
| 163 | Timothy DavidsonProfessor | $237,171 | $517 | +$6,487 |
| 164 | Michael ThompsonAssociate Dean / Professor | $237,168 | $517 | +$780 |
| 165 | Margaret FahnestockProfessor | $237,145 | $0 | +$5,795 |
| 166 | Sean K CareyDirector / Professor | $236,342 | $517 | −$29,340 |
| 167 | Sudipto SarkarProfessor | $235,996 | $517 | +$9,882 |
| 168 | Narayanaswamy BalakrishnanProfessor | $235,978 | $687 | −$4,386 |
| 169 | Paul McnicholasProfessor | $235,957 | $517 | +$6,049 |
| 170 | Darren LawlessAssociate Vice-President Research Innovation and Partnerships | $235,798 | $39,593 | +$23,120 |
| 171 | Kevin VeenstraAssociate Professor | $235,787 | $517 | −$17,697 |
| 172 | Alfred LiuAssociate Professor | $235,531 | $517 | +$9,120 |
| 173 | Stephanie AtkinsonProfessor | $235,156 | $0 | +$6,114 |
| 174 | Bradd HartProfessor | $235,144 | $517 | +$17,545 |
| 175 | Carl RichardsProfessor | $235,134 | $1,492 | +$5,494 |
| 176 | Sigal BalshineAssociate Chair / Professor | $234,963 | $517 | +$6,983 |
| 177 | Carlos FilipeAssociate Dean / Department Chair / Professor | $234,946 | $517 | +$10,353 |
| 178 | Steven MooreTreasurer | $234,894 | $16,125 | +$20,790 |
| 179 | Catherine ConnellyCanada Research Chair Tier II / Director / Professor | $234,798 | $517 | −$18,307 |
| 180 | Robert Bruce MillikenProfessor | $234,109 | $517 | +$6,905 |
| 181 | Gillian Ruth GowardAssociate Dean / Department Chair / Professor | $233,976 | $517 | +$10,883 |
| 182 | Peter WalmsleyDepartment Chair / Professor | $233,694 | $1,530 | +$22,781 |
| 183 | Kai HuangArea Chair / Professor | $233,635 | $2,708 | +$27,025 |
| 184 | Gail WolkowiczProfessor | $233,629 | $0 | +$6,680 |
| 185 | Mckenzie WangProfessor | $233,608 | $0 | +$6,083 |
| 186 | Vivian LewisUniversity Librarian | $233,511 | $10,377 | +$9,404 |
| 187 | Richard WhitlockProfessor | $233,273 | $517 | −$145,707 |
| 188 | Jennifer CouturierAssociate Professor | $233,255 | $517 | +$51,906 |
| 189 | Richard PaigeAssociate Chair / Department Chair / Professor | $233,081 | $517 | +$11,112 |
| 190 | Maryam GhasemaghaeiArea Chair / Associate Professor / Canada Research Chair Tier II | $232,999 | $2,708 | +$32,687 |
| 191 | Alison SillsDepartment Chair / Professor | $232,839 | $517 | +$7,697 |
| 192 | Leslie MartinAssociate Professor | $232,638 | $448 | −$8,284 |
| 193 | Natalia Koleva NikolovaAssociate Chair / Professor | $232,613 | $517 | +$6,850 |
| 194 | Manish KackerAssociate Professor | $232,512 | $517 | +$15,048 |
| 195 | Lisa SchwartzProfessor | $231,938 | $517 | +$10,024 |
| 196 | Jan HuizingaProfessor | $231,760 | $0 | +$6,190 |
| 197 | Ruth ChenAssociate Professor / Instructional Design and Education Research Coordinator / Research Assistant | $231,509 | $517 | +$8,010 |
| 198 | Wolfram KahlAssociate Chair / Professor | $231,239 | $517 | +$20,104 |
| 199 | Devashish PujariProfessor | $231,181 | $517 | −$2,555 |
| 200 | Gregory PondProfessor | $230,948 | $517 | −$3,723 |