Ontario public pay
Benson Honig
Professor / Director / Distinguished Research Professor at McMaster University. On Ontario’s disclosure list 21 years between 2004 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $287,007.74
- Taxable benefits
- $0.00
- Total disclosed
- $287,007.74
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$13,106 (+4.8%)21years on
the list
Change from 2024: +$13,106 (+4.8%)21years on
the list
Among 1,966 people at McMaster University in 2025
67th highest paid. Their median: $150,713.
$287,008$100,039$498,075
Paid more than 98% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
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Salary by year
SalaryMedian for the job
$287K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | $128,170 | $108,306 |
| 2005 | $138,995 | $114,235 |
| 2006 | $143,181 | $115,976 |
| 2007 | $147,292 | $120,599 |
| 2008 | $176,244 | $117,335 |
| 2010 | $178,070 | $176,103 |
| 2011 | $184,906 | $163,347 |
| 2012 | $195,216 | $164,548 |
| 2013 | $207,357 | $173,405 |
| 2014 | $210,438 | $177,778 |
| 2015 | $212,358 | $276,728 |
| 2016 | $219,100 | $271,323 |
| 2017 | $229,623 | $294,610 |
| 2018 | $228,092 | $303,568 |
| 2019 | $234,415 | $318,574 |
| 2020 | $248,190 | $308,410 |
| 2021 | $255,515 | $325,410 |
| 2022 | $241,167 | $235,240 |
| 2023 | $251,231 | $236,851 |
| 2024 | $273,902 | |
| 2025 | $287,008 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | McMaster UniversityProfessor / Director / Distinguished Research Professor | $287,008 | $0 | +$13,106 |
| 2024 | McMaster UniversityDirector / Endowed Chair / Professor | $273,902 | $474 | +$22,671 |
| 2023 | McMaster UniversityEndowed Chair / Professor | $251,231 | $501 | +$10,064 |
| 2022 | McMaster UniversityEndowed Chair / Professor | $241,167 | $449 | −$14,348 |
| 2021 | McMaster UniversityProfessor / Endowed Chair | $255,515 | $392 | +$7,324 |
| 2020 | McMaster UniversityProfessor / Endowed Chair | $248,190 | $348 | +$13,775 |
| 2019 | McMaster UniversityProfessor / Endowed Chair | $234,415 | $272 | +$6,323 |
| 2018 | McMaster UniversityProfessor/Endowed Chair | $228,092 | $218 | −$1,531 |
| 2017 | McMaster UniversityProfessor / Endowed Chair | $229,623 | $227 | +$10,523 |
| 2016 | McMaster UniversityProfessor / Endowed Chair | $219,100 | $227 | +$6,742 |
| 2015 | McMaster UniversityProfessor/Endowed Chair | $212,358 | $194 | +$1,921 |
| 2014 | McMaster UniversityProfessor / Endowed Chair | $210,438 | $175 | +$3,081 |
| 2013 | McMaster UniversityProfessor/Endowed Chair | $207,357 | $175 | +$12,141 |
| 2012 | McMaster UniversityProfessor/Endowed Chair | $195,216 | $175 | +$10,311 |
| 2011 | McMaster UniversityProfessor/Endowed Chair | $184,906 | $194 | +$6,836 |
| 2010 | McMaster UniversityProfessor/Endowed Chair · moved here | $178,070 | $213 | |
| 2008 | Wilfrid Laurier UniversityFaculty | $176,244 | $622 | +$28,952 |
| 2007 | Wilfrid Laurier UniversityFaculty | $147,292 | $613 | +$4,111 |
| 2006 | Wilfrid Laurier UniversityFaculty Member | $143,181 | $582 | +$4,187 |
| 2005 | Wilfrid Laurier UniversityFaculty Member | $138,995 | $540 | +$10,825 |
| 2004 | Wilfrid Laurier UniversityAssoc. Professor | $128,170 | $526 |
Years at different employers were matched because the name appears once on each year’s list with the same job or sector. Salary paid can include overtime, retroactive pay and one-time payments. Figures are exactly as Ontario published them. How we match years · Report a mistake or ask for removal