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Cheryl Main

Professor, Physician at Hamilton Health Sciences. On Ontario’s disclosure list 22 years between 2004 and 2025.

Salary disclosure2025
Cheryl Main
Professor, Physician
Hamilton Health Sciences
Salary paid
$372,447.88
Taxable benefits
$826.56
Total disclosed
$373,274.44
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$30,276 (+8.8%)
22years on
the list

Among 13 people with the title “Professor, Physician” in 2025

Paid more than 15% of them. Their median: $374,166.

Among 3,553 people at Hamilton Health Sciences in 2025

33rd highest paid. Their median: $117,316.

Paid more than 99% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.

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Salary by year

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YearSalaryMedian for the job
2004$102,921
2005$183,077$201,154
2006$292,067$293,877
2007$287,552$286,427
2008$310,289$305,478
2009$296,768$296,654
2010$303,156$300,019
2011$277,599$122,420
2012$380,188
2013$303,174
2014$309,419$309,419
2015$306,713$308,153
2016$296,392$297,061
2017$296,408$297,652
2018$296,506$297,779
2019$302,677$303,978
2020$316,134$317,437
2021$323,390$320,757
2022$315,136$317,102
2023$319,617$323,130
2024$342,172$342,803
2025$372,448$374,166

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsChange
2025Hamilton Health SciencesProfessor, Physician$372,448$827+$30,276
2024Hamilton Health SciencesProfessor, Physician$342,172$831+$22,555
2023Hamilton Health SciencesProfessor, Physician$319,617$844+$4,481
2022Hamilton Health SciencesProfessor, Physician$315,136$844−$8,254
2021Hamilton Health SciencesProfessor, Physician$323,390$821+$7,256
2020Hamilton Health SciencesAssociate Physician$316,134$859+$13,456
2019Hamilton Health SciencesAssociate Physician$302,677$928+$6,171
2018Hamilton Health SciencesAssociate Physician$296,506$1,088+$98
2017Hamilton Health SciencesAssociate Physician$296,408$1,264+$16
2016Hamilton Health SciencesAssociate Physician$296,392$1,264−$10,321
2015Hamilton Health SciencesAssociate Physician$306,713$1,220−$2,706
2014Hamilton Health SciencesAssociate Physician$309,419$1,194+$6,244
2013Hamilton Health SciencesMedical Microbiologist, Associate Professor$303,174$1,151−$77,014
2012Hamilton Health SciencesMedical Microbiologist / Associate Professor$380,188$1,014+$102,589
2011Hamilton Health SciencesAssociate Professor$277,599$967−$25,557
2010Hamilton Health SciencesMedical Microbiologist$303,156$811+$6,388
2009Hamilton Health SciencesMedical Microbiologist$296,768$824−$13,521
2008Hamilton Health SciencesMedical Microbiologist$310,289$900+$22,736
2007Hamilton Health SciencesMedical Microbiologist$287,552$900−$4,515
2006Hamilton Health SciencesMedical Microbiologist$292,067$870+$108,990
2005Hamilton Health SciencesAssistant/Physician$183,077$947+$80,156
2004Hamilton Health SciencesMedical Microbiologist$102,921$412

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Questions and answers

Why is Cheryl Main on the disclosure list?

Hamilton Health Sciences paid Cheryl Main $372,448 in 2025. Ontario’s public employers must disclose everyone they paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year, under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.

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

What do the comparisons mean?

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