Ontario public pay
Sean Van Koughnett
Associate Vice-President Student and Dean of Students at McMaster University. On Ontario’s disclosure list 15 years between 2010 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $308,685.12
- Taxable benefits
- $26,783.32
- Total disclosed
- $335,468.44
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$6,466 (+2.1%)15years on
the list
Change from 2024: +$6,466 (+2.1%)15years on
the list
Among 1,966 people at McMaster University in 2025
45th highest paid. Their median: $150,713.
$308,685$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
$310K$309K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2010 | $103,871 |
| 2011 | $110,028 |
| 2012 | $118,368 |
| 2014 | $161,447 |
| 2015 | $161,446 |
| 2016 | $183,317 |
| 2017 | $179,385 |
| 2018 | $183,984 |
| 2019 | $225,778 |
| 2020 | $251,213 |
| 2021 | $253,067 |
| 2022 | $310,083 |
| 2023 | $295,779 |
| 2024 | $302,219 |
| 2025 | $308,685 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | McMaster UniversityAssociate Vice-President Student and Dean of Students | $308,685 | $26,783 | +$6,466 |
| 2024 | McMaster UniversityAssistant Vice President Student, Learning and Dean of Students | $302,219 | $26,262 | +$6,439 |
| 2023 | McMaster UniversityAssistant Vice President Student, Learning and Dean of Students | $295,779 | $25,769 | −$14,304 |
| 2022 | McMaster UniversityAssistant Vice President Student, Learning and Dean of Students | $310,083 | $24,886 | +$57,016 |
| 2021 | McMaster UniversityAssistant Vice-President, Students and Learning / Dean of Students | $253,067 | $24,083 | +$1,855 |
| 2020 | McMaster UniversityAssistant Vice-President, Students and Learning / Dean of Students | $251,213 | $24,115 | +$25,435 |
| 2019 | McMaster UniversityAssistant Vice President, Students and Learning / Dean of Students | $225,778 | $23,282 | +$41,793 |
| 2018 | McMaster UniversityAssistant Vice President, Students and Learning / Dean of Students | $183,984 | $23,080 | +$4,600 |
| 2017 | McMaster UniversityAssociate Vice-President, Students and Learning / Dean of Students | $179,385 | $22,981 | −$3,933 |
| 2016 | McMaster UniversityAssociate Vice President (Students And Learning) / Dean Of Students | $183,317 | $22,664 | +$21,871 |
| 2015 | McMaster UniversityAssociate Vice President (Students and Learning) and Dean of Students | $161,446 | $20,945 | −$1 |
| 2014 | McMaster UniversityAssociate Vice President (Students and Learning) and Dean of Students · moved here | $161,447 | $21,588 | |
| 2012 | University Of WaterlooDirector, Student Success | $118,368 | $414 | +$8,340 |
| 2011 | University Of WaterlooDirector, Student Success | $110,028 | $904 | +$6,157 |
| 2010 | University Of WaterlooDirector, Student Success | $103,871 | $856 |
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