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.
James Alexander Benn
James Alexander Benn served as the Director / Professor at McMaster University in 2023, received an annual salary of $197,058.79 and a taxable benefit of $2,805.86, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. James Alexander has held the same position since 2023 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$199,864.65
Total paid in 2023
$197,058.79
Salary
$2,805.86
Taxable Benefit
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Find James Alexander on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Director / Professor |
| Employer : | McMaster University |
| Sector : | Universities |
| Year : | 2023 |
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Between 2011 and 2023, James Alexander experienced an average annual increase of approximately 19.05% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at McMaster University. By 2023, James Alexander's total pay had risen by 91.21% compared to the pay in 2011. 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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| 2023 | Director / Professor | $197,059 | $2,806 | ⇧ 52.94% |
| 2014 | Professor / Department Chair | $130,508 | $175 | ⇧ 5.59% |
| 2013 | Associate Professor / Department Chair | $123,591 | $175 | ⇧ 7.32% |
| 2012 | Associate Professor / Department Chair | $115,149 | $175 | ⇧ 10.33% |
| 2011 | Associate Professor / Department Chair | $104,331 | $193 |
The 2023 Sunshine List has 22 employees who held exactly same position title ( Director / Professor ) in the McMaster University.
10 out of 22 employees
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Laurel Trainor | $262,225 | $501 |
| Janok Bhattacharya | $260,974 | $501 |
| Michael Robert Veall | $253,307 | $666 |
| Ram Mishra | $250,596 | $0 |
| Robert Pelton | $243,004 | $0 |
| Yiqiang Jin | $240,232 | $501 |
| Muhammad Altaf Arain | $223,073 | $5,110 |
| Alex Adronov | $223,053 | $501 |
| Stephen Clarence Veldhuis | $222,562 | $501 |
| Petra Rethmann | $216,799 | $501 |
The 2023 Sunshine List has 588 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 588 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elspeth Murray | Director (Centre for Entrepreneurship, Innovation And Social Impact), Associate Professor | Queen’s University | $512,621 |
| Cheryl Misak | Professor of Philosophy And Interim Director, Munk School of Global Affairs And Public Policy | University of Toronto | $488,471 |
| Jim Clayton | Professor / Endowed Chair / Director / Program Director / Course Director | York University | $459,018 |
| James Orbinski | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | York University | $418,444 |
| Parminder Raina | Director / Director / Professor | McMaster University | $405,320 |
| Janet Dancey | Director, Professor | Queen’s University | $400,272 |
| Wei Wang | Director (Master of Finance - Beijing), Associate Dean (Professional Graduate Programs), Professor | Queen’s University | $399,388 |
| Lisa Strug | Professor of Statistical Sciences And Computer Science And Director Ontario Regional Centre of the Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute | University of Toronto | $412,751 |
| Matthias Kipping | Professor / Endowed Chair / Academic Director | York University | $383,473 |
| Ceren Kolsarici | Director (Scotiabank Centre for Customer Analytics), Associate Professor | Queen’s University | $373,857 |