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John Stewart Preston

Professor / Associate Dean at McMaster University. On Ontario’s disclosure list 11 years between 2005 and 2016.

Salary disclosure2016
John Stewart Preston
Professor / Associate Dean
McMaster University
Salary paid
$207,610.42
Taxable benefits
$466.48
Total disclosed
$208,076.90
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Previously on the list in 2014
11years on
the list

Among 11 people with the title “Professor / Associate Dean” in 2016

Paid more than 54% of them. Their median: $192,908.

Among 1,150 people at McMaster University in 2016

103rd highest paid. Their median: $152,509.

Paid more than 96% of everyone on the 2016 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
2005$126,757$126,757
2006$132,146$131,150
2007$139,419$146,856
2008$146,465$141,903
2009$143,426$126,686
2010$147,305$131,436
2011$161,318$111,093
2012$167,106$111,392
2013$174,664$174,596
2014$186,566
2016$207,610$192,908

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsChange
2016McMaster UniversityProfessor / Associate Dean$207,610$466
2014McMaster UniversityProfessor / Department Chair / Associate Dean$186,566$354+$11,902 (+6.8%)
2013McMaster UniversityProfessor/Department Chair$174,664$354+$7,558 (+4.5%)
2012McMaster UniversityProfessor$167,106$354+$5,789 (+3.6%)
2011McMaster UniversityProfessor$161,318$391+$14,012 (+9.5%)
2010McMaster UniversityProfessor$147,305$428+$3,879 (+2.7%)
2009McMaster UniversityProfessor$143,426$468−$3,038 (−2.1%)
2008McMaster UniversityProfessor/Director$146,465$543+$7,046 (+5.1%)
2007McMaster UniversityDirector/Professor$139,419$568+$7,273 (+5.5%)
2006McMaster UniversityDirector & Professor$132,146$593+$5,390 (+4.3%)
2005McMaster UniversityDirector/Professor$126,757$591

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Questions and answers

Why is John Stewart Preston on the disclosure list?

McMaster University paid John Stewart Preston $207,610 in 2016. 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?

Ranks and shares are among people on the same year’s list only: those with the same title, those at the same employer, or everyone listed. People paid under $100,000 are not on the list, so they are not counted.

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Years are matched by name and employer. 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