Ontario public pay
Paul O'Byrne
Dean and Vice-President (Health Sciences) / Professor at McMaster University. On Ontario’s disclosure list 27 years between 1998 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $463,234.92
- Taxable benefits
- $9,567.22
- Total disclosed
- $472,802.14
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$280 (+0.1%)27years on
the list
Change from 2024: +$280 (+0.1%)27years on
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Among 1,966 people at McMaster University in 2025
4th highest paid. Their median: $150,713.
$463,235$100,039$498,075
Paid more than 99% 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
$464K$463K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | $143,265 | $121,664 |
| 1999 | $143,245 | $105,484 |
| 2000 | $143,236 | $106,474 |
| 2002 | $150,056 | $113,318 |
| 2003 | $160,412 | $117,934 |
| 2004 | $160,723 | $121,908 |
| 2005 | $159,588 | $127,265 |
| 2006 | $158,843 | $135,632 |
| 2007 | $203,104 | $126,178 |
| 2008 | $263,019 | $138,804 |
| 2009 | $280,038 | $146,020 |
| 2010 | $275,567 | $154,165 |
| 2011 | $274,996 | $167,349 |
| 2012 | $304,086 | $168,014 |
| 2013 | $329,235 | $174,596 |
| 2014 | $328,891 | $175,709 |
| 2015 | $322,404 | $116,040 |
| 2016 | $371,280 | $112,537 |
| 2017 | $463,816 | |
| 2018 | $446,816 | |
| 2019 | $449,666 | |
| 2020 | $450,666 | |
| 2021 | $446,666 | |
| 2022 | $447,166 | |
| 2023 | $459,373 | |
| 2024 | $462,955 | |
| 2025 | $463,235 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | McMaster UniversityDean and Vice-President (Health Sciences) / Professor | $463,235 | $9,567 | +$280 |
| 2024 | McMaster UniversityDean and Vice-President (Health Sciences) / Professor | $462,955 | $9,567 | +$3,582 |
| 2023 | McMaster UniversityDean and Vice President (Health Sciences) / Professor | $459,373 | $9,567 | +$12,207 |
| 2022 | McMaster UniversityDean and Vice President (Health Sciences) / Professor | $447,166 | $9,567 | +$500 |
| 2021 | McMaster UniversityDean and Vice-President (Health Sciences) / Professor | $446,666 | $9,567 | −$4,000 |
| 2020 | McMaster UniversityDean and Vice-President, Health Sciences / Professor | $450,666 | $10,173 | +$1,000 |
| 2019 | McMaster UniversityProfessor/Dean and Vice President, Health Sciences | $449,666 | $10,189 | +$2,850 |
| 2018 | McMaster UniversityProfessor/Dean and Vice President, Health Sciences | $446,816 | $10,189 | −$17,000 |
| 2017 | McMaster UniversityDean and Vice President (Health Sciences) / Professor | $463,816 | $10,122 | +$92,536 |
| 2016 | McMaster UniversityProfessor | $371,280 | $5,011 | +$48,877 |
| 2015 | McMaster UniversityProfessor | $322,404 | $194 | −$6,487 |
| 2014 | McMaster UniversityProfessor / Department Chair | $328,891 | $175 | −$344 |
| 2013 | McMaster UniversityProfessor/Department Chair | $329,235 | $175 | +$25,149 |
| 2012 | McMaster UniversityProfessor/Department Chair | $304,086 | $175 | +$29,090 |
| 2011 | McMaster UniversityProfessor/Department Chair | $274,996 | $194 | −$571 |
| 2010 | McMaster UniversityProfessor/Department Chair | $275,567 | $213 | −$4,471 |
| 2009 | McMaster UniversityProfessor/Department Chair | $280,038 | $234 | +$17,020 |
| 2008 | McMaster UniversityProfessor/Department Chair | $263,019 | $272 | +$59,915 |
| 2007 | McMaster UniversityProfessor | $203,104 | $284 | +$44,261 |
| 2006 | McMaster UniversityChair & Professor | $158,843 | $295 | −$745 |
| 2005 | McMaster UniversityDepartment Chair/Professor | $159,588 | $295 | −$1,135 |
| 2004 | McMaster UniversityDepartment Chair/Professor | $160,723 | $286 | +$311 |
| 2003 | McMaster UniversityDepartment Chair & Professor | $160,412 | $337 | +$10,356 |
| 2002 | McMaster UniversityDepartment Chair & Professor | $150,056 | $382 | |
| 2000 | McMaster UniversityProfessor | $143,236 | $248 | −$9 |
| 1999 | McMaster UniversityProfessor | $143,245 | $235 | −$19 |
| 1998 | McMaster UniversityProfessor, Health Sciences | $143,265 | $231 |
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