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.
Ponnambalam Selvaganapathy
Ponnambalam Selvaganapathy served as the Director / Professor at McMaster University in 2023, received an annual salary of $215,610.33 and a taxable benefit of $501.36, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Ponnambalam has held the same position since 2022 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$216,111.69
Total paid in 2023
$215,610.33
Salary
$501.36
Taxable Benefit
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Find Ponnambalam on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Director / Professor |
| Employer : | McMaster University |
| Sector : | Universities |
| Year : | 2023 |
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Between 2009 and 2023, Ponnambalam experienced an average annual increase of approximately 5.14% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at McMaster University. By 2023, Ponnambalam's total pay had risen by 101.37% compared to the pay in 2009. Notably, during Ponnambalam's tenure as Director / Professor, there has been a significant 2.80% 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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| 2023 | Director / Professor | $215,610 | $501 | ⇧ 2.80% |
| 2022 | Director / Professor | $209,786 | $449 | ⇧ 4.55% |
| 2021 | Professor / Director | $200,693 | $392 | ⇧ 5.01% |
| 2020 | Professor / Director | $191,151 | $348 | ⇧ 4.75% |
| 2019 | Professor | $182,547 | $272 | ⇧ 3.27% |
| 2018 | Professor | $174,674 | $2,360 | ⇧ 6.21% |
| 2017 | Professor | $166,463 | $227 | ⇧ 5.30% |
| 2016 | Professor | $158,069 | $227 | ⇧ 2.15% |
| 2015 | Associate Professor | $154,776 | $194 | ⇧ 9.48% |
| 2014 | Associate Professor | $141,373 | $175 | ⇧ 3.26% |
| 2013 | Associate Professor | $136,902 | $175 | ⇧ 4.96% |
| 2012 | Associate Professor / Associate Chair | $130,423 | $175 | ⇧ 7.01% |
| 2011 | Associate Professor | $121,846 | $194 | ⇧ 6.24% |
| 2010 | Associate Professor | $114,664 | $213 | ⇧ 7.04% |
| 2009 | Assistant Professor | $107,089 | $234 |
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 |