Ontario public pay
Nick Bontis
Associate Professor / Area Chair at McMaster University. On Ontario’s disclosure list 22 years between 2004 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $271,743.47
- Taxable benefits
- $517.20
- Total disclosed
- $272,260.67
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$3,521 (+1.3%)22years on
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Change from 2024: +$3,521 (+1.3%)22years on
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Among 6 people with the title “Associate Professor / Area Chair” in 2025
Paid more than 66% of them. Their median: $246,491.
$271,743$208,019$286,941
Among 1,966 people at McMaster University in 2025
87th highest paid. Their median: $150,713.
$271,743$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
$272K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | $115,715 | $108,306 |
| 2005 | $117,424 | $110,575 |
| 2006 | $126,917 | $113,770 |
| 2007 | $137,571 | $122,829 |
| 2008 | $144,144 | $123,428 |
| 2009 | $152,452 | $127,426 |
| 2010 | $159,047 | $135,514 |
| 2011 | $158,824 | $138,289 |
| 2012 | $155,843 | $124,588 |
| 2013 | $161,046 | |
| 2014 | $177,242 | $156,482 |
| 2015 | $189,096 | $176,184 |
| 2016 | $212,413 | $197,782 |
| 2017 | $225,375 | |
| 2018 | $214,503 | |
| 2019 | $226,194 | |
| 2020 | $232,860 | |
| 2021 | $230,769 | |
| 2022 | $237,851 | $218,069 |
| 2023 | $247,431 | |
| 2024 | $268,223 | |
| 2025 | $271,743 | $246,491 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | McMaster UniversityAssociate Professor / Area Chair | $271,743 | $517 | +$3,521 |
| 2024 | McMaster UniversityArea Chair / Associate Professor | $268,223 | $517 | +$20,792 |
| 2023 | McMaster UniversityArea Chair / Associate Professor | $247,431 | $501 | +$9,580 |
| 2022 | McMaster UniversityArea Chair / Associate Professor | $237,851 | $449 | +$7,082 |
| 2021 | McMaster UniversityAssociate Professor / Area Chair | $230,769 | $392 | −$2,091 |
| 2020 | McMaster UniversityAssociate Professor / Area Chair | $232,860 | $348 | +$6,666 |
| 2019 | McMaster UniversityAssociate Professor / Area Chair | $226,194 | $272 | +$11,691 |
| 2018 | McMaster UniversityAssociate Professor/Area Chair | $214,503 | $218 | −$10,872 |
| 2017 | McMaster UniversityAssociate Professor / Area Chair | $225,375 | $227 | +$12,962 |
| 2016 | McMaster UniversityAssociate Professor / Area Chair | $212,413 | $227 | +$23,317 |
| 2015 | McMaster UniversityAssociate Professor/Area Chair | $189,096 | $194 | +$11,854 |
| 2014 | McMaster UniversityAssociate Professor / Area Chair | $177,242 | $175 | +$16,196 |
| 2013 | McMaster UniversityAssociate Professor/Area Chair | $161,046 | $175 | +$5,203 |
| 2012 | McMaster UniversityAssociate Professor | $155,843 | $175 | −$2,980 |
| 2011 | McMaster UniversityAssociate Professor/Director | $158,824 | $194 | −$223 |
| 2010 | McMaster UniversityAssociate Professor/Director | $159,047 | $213 | +$6,595 |
| 2009 | McMaster UniversityAssociate Professor/Director | $152,452 | $234 | +$8,308 |
| 2008 | McMaster UniversityAssociate Professor/Director | $144,144 | $272 | +$6,572 |
| 2007 | McMaster UniversityDirector/Associate Professor | $137,571 | $284 | +$10,655 |
| 2006 | McMaster UniversityDirector & Associate Professor | $126,917 | $295 | +$9,493 |
| 2005 | McMaster UniversityAssociate Professor | $117,424 | $295 | +$1,709 |
| 2004 | McMaster UniversityAssoc. Professor | $115,715 | $279 |
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