Ontario public pay
J Michael Waddington
Professor at McMaster University. On Ontario’s disclosure list 19 years between 2006 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $237,209.72
- Taxable benefits
- $517.20
- Total disclosed
- $237,726.92
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: −$677 (−0.3%)19years on
the list
Change from 2024: −$677 (−0.3%)19years on
the list
Among 9,117 people with the title “Professor” in 2025
Paid more than 90% of them. Their median: $135,910.
$237,210$100,004$509,014
Among 1,966 people at McMaster University in 2025
217th highest paid. Their median: $150,713.
$237,210$100,039$498,075
Paid more than 97% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
middle 80%middle halfmedianthis personspacing grows with pay (log scale)
Salary by year
SalaryMedian for the job
$252K$237K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | $100,595 | $111,225 |
| 2007 | $107,681 | $113,532 |
| 2008 | $114,842 | $129,655 |
| 2009 | $115,790 | $126,686 |
| 2010 | $129,155 | $131,436 |
| 2011 | $136,606 | $111,093 |
| 2012 | $152,820 | $111,392 |
| 2013 | $179,349 | $112,751 |
| 2014 | $164,632 | $113,629 |
| 2015 | $186,140 | $116,040 |
| 2016 | $186,610 | $112,537 |
| 2017 | $204,114 | $163,118 |
| 2019 | $233,243 | $115,540 |
| 2020 | $239,646 | $118,049 |
| 2021 | $246,198 | $118,671 |
| 2022 | $252,396 | $120,125 |
| 2023 | $244,911 | $127,222 |
| 2024 | $237,886 | $127,753 |
| 2025 | $237,210 | $135,910 |
History
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