How this pay compares — 2025
Their 2025 salary of $254,413 ranks in the top 1.7% of all 404,922 public-sector salaries disclosed in Ontario that year, and the top 6.3% of 1,966 at McMaster University.
Salary trajectory
| Year | Position | Employer | Salary | Benefits | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Professor / Department Chair | McMaster University | $254,413 | $474 | +7.2% |
| 2024 | Professor | McMaster University | $237,433 | $517 | +13.7% |
| 2023 | Professor | McMaster University | $208,897 | $501 | +8.4% |
| 2016 | Professor / Department Chair | McMaster University | $192,668 | $227 | +8.1% |
| 2014 | Professor / Department Chair | McMaster University | $178,230 | $175 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | Professor | McMaster University | $170,971 | $175 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | Professor/Department Chair | McMaster University | $168,014 | $175 | +10.5% |
| 2011 | Professor/Department Chair | McMaster University | $152,026 | $194 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | Professor | McMaster University | $151,324 | $213 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | Professor | McMaster University | $146,255 | $234 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | Professor/Associate Chair | McMaster University | $140,965 | $3,872 | +5.2% |
| 2007 | Associate Chair/Professor | McMaster University | $133,936 | $1,064 | +6.0% |
| 2006 | Associate Chair & Professor | McMaster University | $126,337 | $3,595 | +6.0% |
| 2005 | Associate Chair/Professor | McMaster University | $119,181 | $295 | — |