The Ontario Sunshine List - Public Sector Salary Disclosure
The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
Colin Mcdonald
Colin Mcdonald served as the Associate Professor / Director at McMaster University in 2024, received an annual salary of $165,945.12 and a taxable benefit of $2,707.52, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Colin has held the same position since 2023 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$168,652.64
Total paid in 2024
$165,945.12
Salary
$2,707.52
Taxable Benefit
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Find Colin on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Associate Professor / Director |
| Employer : | McMaster University |
| Sector : | Universities |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2017 and 2024, Colin experienced an average annual increase of approximately 7.22% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at McMaster University. By 2024, Colin's total pay had risen by 62.56% compared to the pay in 2017. Notably, during Colin's tenure as Associate Professor / Director, there has been a significant 4.18% rise in compensation over the past 1 year. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.
Yearly Total Paid
| Year | Job Title | Salary | Taxable Benefit | Raise |
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| 2024 | Associate Professor / Director | $165,945 | $2,708 | ⇧ 4.18% |
| 2023 | Associate Professor / Director | $156,777 | $5,110 | ⇧ 8.34% |
| 2022 | Canada Research Chair | $146,559 | $2,869 | ⇧ 5.65% |
| 2021 | Assistant Professor / Associate Chair | $136,291 | $5,151 | ⇧ 4.89% |
| 2020 | Full Professor | $129,896 | $4,952 | ⇧ 6.61% |
| 2019 | Full Professor | $121,498 | $4,994 | ⇧ 8.60% |
| 2018 | Assistant Professor / Director | $111,969 | $4,502 | ⇧ 12.26% |
| 2017 | Assistant Professor / Director | $103,529 | $221 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 13 employees who held exactly same position title ( Associate Professor / Director ) in the McMaster University.
10 out of 13 employees
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine Anderson | $197,807 | $517 |
| Marla Beauchamp | $175,964 | $517 |
| Jennifer Heisz | $174,845 | $517 |
| Michelle Lynn Macdonald | $219,002 | $517 |
| Tara Marshall | $193,566 | $517 |
| Brent Mcknight | $205,929 | $517 |
| Anna Moro | $247,597 | $517 |
| Trish Ruebottom | $210,563 | $2,708 |
| John Siam | $227,206 | $474 |
| Meredith Vanstone | $179,828 | $517 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 205 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 205 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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| Elspeth Murray | Director (Centre for Entrepreneurship, Innovation And Social Impact), Associate Professor | Queen’s University | $406,438 |
| Ashwin Joshi | Associate Dean / Associate Professor / Program Director | York University | $370,286 |
| Grant Packard | Associate Professor / Graduate Program Director | York University | $354,916 |
| Mike Valente | Associate Professor / Director | York University | $335,358 |
| Kathryn Brohman | Director (Master of Digital Product Management), Associate Professor | Queen’s University | $323,805 |
| Ajay Sirsi | Associate Professor / Program Director | York University | $303,373 |
| Giuseppina D’agostino | Associate Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | York University | $294,707 |
| Luke Zhu | Associate Professor / Graduate Program Director | York University | $294,565 |
| Ceren Kolsarici | Director (Scotiabank Centre for Customer Analytics), Associate Professor | Queen’s University | $293,066 |
| Conrad James | Associate Professor of Comparative Literature And Director, Caribbean Studies | University of Toronto | $300,047 |