Ontario public pay
John Maheu
Professor / Distinguished Research Professor at McMaster University. On Ontario’s disclosure list 23 years between 2003 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $320,396.26
- Taxable benefits
- $517.20
- Total disclosed
- $320,913.46
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: −$7,473 (−2.3%)23years on
the list
Change from 2024: −$7,473 (−2.3%)23years on
the list
Among 1,966 people at McMaster University in 2025
38th highest paid. Their median: $150,713.
$320,396$100,039$498,075
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
SalaryMedian for the job
$320K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | $104,947 | $112,556 |
| 2004 | $108,432 | $117,414 |
| 2005 | $122,238 | $122,238 |
| 2006 | $126,872 | $127,274 |
| 2007 | $137,107 | $136,810 |
| 2008 | $150,436 | $139,215 |
| 2009 | $158,552 | $139,400 |
| 2010 | $182,670 | $146,720 |
| 2011 | $189,442 | $154,620 |
| 2012 | $114,991 | $164,548 |
| 2013 | $241,557 | $173,405 |
| 2014 | $257,356 | $177,778 |
| 2015 | $264,785 | $276,728 |
| 2016 | $263,256 | $271,323 |
| 2017 | $279,543 | $294,610 |
| 2018 | $300,275 | $303,568 |
| 2019 | $306,041 | $318,574 |
| 2020 | $315,981 | $308,410 |
| 2021 | $326,384 | $325,410 |
| 2022 | $322,188 | |
| 2023 | $316,139 | |
| 2024 | $327,870 | $127,753 |
| 2025 | $320,396 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | McMaster UniversityProfessor / Distinguished Research Professor | $320,396 | $517 | −$7,473 |
| 2024 | McMaster UniversityProfessor | $327,870 | $517 | +$11,731 |
| 2023 | McMaster UniversityDistinguished Research Prof / Professor | $316,139 | $501 | −$6,049 |
| 2022 | McMaster UniversityDistinguished Research Professor / Endowed Chair / Professor | $322,188 | $449 | −$4,196 |
| 2021 | McMaster UniversityProfessor / Endowed Chair | $326,384 | $392 | +$10,404 |
| 2020 | McMaster UniversityProfessor / Endowed Chair | $315,981 | $348 | +$9,940 |
| 2019 | McMaster UniversityProfessor / Endowed Chair | $306,041 | $2,644 | +$5,766 |
| 2018 | McMaster UniversityProfessor/Endowed Chair | $300,275 | $2,351 | +$20,732 |
| 2017 | McMaster UniversityProfessor / Endowed Chair | $279,543 | $227 | +$16,287 |
| 2016 | McMaster UniversityProfessor / Endowed Chair | $263,256 | $227 | −$1,529 |
| 2015 | McMaster UniversityProfessor/Endowed Chair | $264,785 | $194 | +$7,429 |
| 2014 | McMaster UniversityProfessor / Endowed Chair | $257,356 | $175 | +$15,799 |
| 2013 | McMaster UniversityProfessor/Endowed Chair | $241,557 | $175 | +$126,566 |
| 2012 | McMaster UniversityProfessor/Endowed Chair · moved here | $114,991 | $87 | −$74,451 |
| 2011 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Economics | $189,442 | $306 | +$6,772 |
| 2010 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Economics | $182,670 | $295 | +$24,118 |
| 2009 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Economics | $158,552 | $283 | +$8,117 |
| 2008 | University Of TorontoProfessor, Economics | $150,436 | $283 | +$13,329 |
| 2007 | University Of TorontoProfessor, Economics | $137,107 | $283 | +$10,235 |
| 2006 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Economics | $126,872 | $296 | +$4,634 |
| 2005 | University Of TorontoProfessor, Economics | $122,238 | $301 | +$13,805 |
| 2004 | University Of TorontoProfessor, Economics | $108,432 | $302 | +$3,485 |
| 2003 | University Of TorontoProfessor, Economics | $104,947 | $292 |
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