How this pay compares — 2025
Their 2025 salary of $229,458 ranks in the top 2.8% of all 404,922 public-sector salaries disclosed in Ontario that year, and the top 13.5% of 1,966 at McMaster University.
Salary trajectory
| Year | Position | Employer | Salary | Benefits | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Professor / Associate Chair | McMaster University | $229,458 | $517 | +5.0% |
| 2024 | Associate Chair / Professor | McMaster University | $218,538 | $517 | +8.4% |
| 2023 | Associate Chair / Professor | McMaster University | $201,586 | $501 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | Associate Chair / Professor | McMaster University | $199,463 | $449 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | Professor | McMaster University | $201,418 | $392 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | Professor | McMaster University | $195,396 | $2,675 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | Professor | McMaster University | $190,046 | $2,644 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | Professor | McMaster University | $184,312 | $2,360 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | Professor | McMaster University | $178,161 | $227 | +8.9% |
| 2016 | Professor | McMaster University | $163,565 | $227 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | Professor | McMaster University | $163,266 | $194 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | Professor | McMaster University | $159,784 | $175 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | Professor | McMaster University | $155,371 | $175 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | Professor | McMaster University | $150,133 | $175 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | Associate Professor | McMaster University | $143,648 | $194 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | Associate Professor | McMaster University | $136,238 | $213 | +6.1% |
| 2009 | Associate Professor | McMaster University | $128,385 | $234 | +6.4% |
| 2008 | Associate Professor | McMaster University | $120,624 | $272 | +7.3% |
| 2007 | Associate Professor | McMaster University | $112,432 | $284 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | Associate Professor | McMaster University | $104,080 | $295 | — |