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Paul Mcnicholas

Professor at McMaster University. On Ontario’s disclosure list 15 years between 2010 and 2025.

Salary disclosure2025
Paul Mcnicholas
Professor
McMaster University
Salary paid
$249,058.36
Taxable benefits
$517.20
Total disclosed
$249,575.56
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$13,102 (+5.6%)
15years on
the list

Among 9,117 people with the title “Professor” in 2025

Paid more than 93% of them. Their median: $135,910.

Among 1,966 people at McMaster University in 2025

153rd highest paid. Their median: $150,713.

Paid more than 98% of everyone on the 2025 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
2010$100,157$121,665
2011$107,069$117,439
2012$119,135
2013$116,224
2015$163,066$116,040
2016$166,173$112,537
2017$180,321$179,991
2018$196,281$193,682
2019$213,636$205,096
2020$225,729$199,775
2021$235,281
2022$235,523
2023$229,908$208,272
2024$235,957$127,753
2025$249,058$135,910

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsChange
2025McMaster UniversityProfessor$249,058$517+$13,102
2024McMaster UniversityProfessor$235,957$517+$6,049
2023McMaster UniversityAssociate Chair / Professor$229,908$501−$5,616
2022McMaster UniversityAssociate Chair / Director / Professor$235,523$449+$243
2021McMaster UniversityProfessor / Director / Associate Chair$235,281$2,788+$9,552
2020McMaster UniversityProfessor / Director$225,729$2,675+$12,093
2019McMaster UniversityProfessor / Director$213,636$5,016+$17,355
2018McMaster UniversityProfessor/Director$196,281$6,644+$15,960
2017McMaster UniversityProfessor / Director$180,321$227+$14,148
2016McMaster UniversityProfessor$166,173$227+$3,107
2015McMaster UniversityProfessor · moved here$163,066$194
2013University Of GuelphAssociate Professor & Associate Chair$116,224$352−$2,912
2012University Of GuelphAssociate Professor & Associate Chair$119,135$455+$12,066
2011University Of GuelphAssociate Professor & Associate Chair$107,069$133+$6,912
2010University Of GuelphAssociate Professor & Associate Chair$100,157$203

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Questions and answers

Why is Paul Mcnicholas on the disclosure list?

McMaster University paid Paul Mcnicholas $249,058 in 2025. 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 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