Ontario public pay
Rick Hackett
Professor at McMaster University. On Ontario’s disclosure list 24 years between 2000 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $303,737.01
- Taxable benefits
- $474.10
- Total disclosed
- $304,211.11
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$2,979 (+1.0%)24years on
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Change from 2024: +$2,979 (+1.0%)24years on
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Among 9,117 people with the title “Professor” in 2025
Paid more than 98% of them. Their median: $135,910.
$303,737$100,004$509,014
Among 1,966 people at McMaster University in 2025
51st highest paid. Their median: $150,713.
$303,737$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
$305K$304K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $125,271 | $106,474 |
| 2001 | $109,896 | $107,047 |
| 2004 | $157,536 | $113,447 |
| 2005 | $168,856 | $116,752 |
| 2006 | $166,806 | $120,507 |
| 2007 | $177,814 | $126,178 |
| 2008 | $180,486 | |
| 2009 | $209,072 | |
| 2010 | $209,510 | |
| 2011 | $230,515 | |
| 2012 | $221,670 | |
| 2013 | $237,094 | |
| 2014 | $232,322 | |
| 2015 | $268,709 | |
| 2016 | $235,469 | |
| 2017 | $261,761 | $185,131 |
| 2018 | $244,568 | $115,265 |
| 2019 | $261,706 | $115,540 |
| 2020 | $305,403 | $222,690 |
| 2021 | $280,299 | |
| 2022 | $289,463 | |
| 2023 | $303,217 | |
| 2024 | $300,758 | |
| 2025 | $303,737 | $135,910 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | McMaster UniversityProfessor | $303,737 | $474 | +$2,979 |
| 2024 | McMaster UniversityArea Chair / Canada Research Chair Tier I / Professor | $300,758 | $517 | −$2,459 |
| 2023 | McMaster UniversityArea Chair / Canada Research Chair Tier I / Professor | $303,217 | $501 | +$13,754 |
| 2022 | McMaster UniversityArea Chair / Canada Research Chair Tier I / Professor | $289,463 | $449 | +$9,164 |
| 2021 | McMaster UniversityProfessor / Canada Research Chair / Area Chair | $280,299 | $392 | −$25,104 |
| 2020 | McMaster UniversityProfessor / Canada Research Chair | $305,403 | $348 | +$43,698 |
| 2019 | McMaster UniversityProfessor | $261,706 | $272 | +$17,137 |
| 2018 | McMaster UniversityProfessor | $244,568 | $218 | −$17,193 |
| 2017 | McMaster UniversityProfessor / Canada Research Chair Tier I | $261,761 | $227 | +$26,292 |
| 2016 | McMaster UniversityProfessor / Canada Research Chair Tier I | $235,469 | $227 | −$33,239 |
| 2015 | McMaster UniversityProfessor/Canada Research Chair Tier I | $268,709 | $197 | +$36,386 |
| 2014 | McMaster UniversityProfessor / Canada Research Chair Tier I / Associate Dean | $232,322 | $175 | −$4,772 |
| 2013 | McMaster UniversityProfessor/Canada Research Chair Tier I | $237,094 | $175 | +$15,424 |
| 2012 | McMaster UniversityProfessor/Canada Research Chair Tier I | $221,670 | $175 | −$8,845 |
| 2011 | McMaster UniversityProfessor/Canada Research Chair Tier I | $230,515 | $194 | +$21,005 |
| 2010 | McMaster UniversityProfessor/Canada Research Chair Tier I | $209,510 | $213 | +$437 |
| 2009 | McMaster UniversityProfessor/Special Advisor/Canada Research Chair Tier I | $209,072 | $234 | +$28,587 |
| 2008 | McMaster UniversityProfessor/Canada Research Chair Tier I | $180,486 | $3,857 | +$2,672 |
| 2007 | McMaster UniversityProfessor | $177,814 | $3,734 | +$11,008 |
| 2006 | McMaster UniversityProfessor | $166,806 | $3,595 | −$2,050 |
| 2005 | McMaster UniversityProfessor | $168,856 | $295 | +$11,320 |
| 2004 | McMaster UniversityProfessor | $157,536 | $286 | |
| 2001 | McMaster UniversityProfessor | $109,896 | $280 | −$15,375 |
| 2000 | McMaster UniversityProfessor | $125,271 | $248 |
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