Ontario public pay
Mark Crowther
Professor at McMaster University. On Ontario’s disclosure list 11 years between 2015 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $271,509.70
- Taxable benefits
- $517.20
- Total disclosed
- $272,026.90
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: −$1,342 (−0.5%)11years on
the list
Change from 2024: −$1,342 (−0.5%)11years on
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Among 9,117 people with the title “Professor” in 2025
Paid more than 96% of them. Their median: $135,910.
$271,510$100,004$509,014
Among 1,966 people at McMaster University in 2025
90th highest paid. Their median: $150,713.
$271,510$100,039$498,075
Paid more than 98% 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
$474K$272K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $474,278 | $116,040 |
| 2016 | $451,276 | $112,537 |
| 2017 | $395,049 | $163,118 |
| 2018 | $318,507 | $115,265 |
| 2019 | $283,733 | $115,540 |
| 2020 | $277,088 | $118,049 |
| 2021 | $279,338 | $118,671 |
| 2022 | $279,906 | $120,125 |
| 2023 | $273,126 | $127,222 |
| 2024 | $272,851 | $127,753 |
| 2025 | $271,510 | $135,910 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | McMaster UniversityProfessor | $271,510 | $517 | −$1,342 |
| 2024 | McMaster UniversityProfessor | $272,851 | $517 | −$275 |
| 2023 | McMaster UniversityProfessor | $273,126 | $501 | −$6,780 |
| 2022 | McMaster UniversityProfessor | $279,906 | $449 | +$568 |
| 2021 | McMaster UniversityProfessor | $279,338 | $307 | +$2,250 |
| 2020 | McMaster UniversityProfessor | $277,088 | $232 | −$6,645 |
| 2019 | McMaster UniversityProfessor | $283,733 | $318 | −$34,774 |
| 2018 | McMaster UniversityProfessor | $318,507 | $218 | −$76,542 |
| 2017 | McMaster UniversityProfessor | $395,049 | $227 | −$56,227 |
| 2016 | McMaster UniversityProfessor | $451,276 | $227 | −$23,002 |
| 2015 | McMaster UniversityProfessor | $474,278 | $194 |
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