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.

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Robert Pelton served as the Director / Professor at McMaster University in 2024, received an annual salary of $247,788.19 and a taxable benefit of $0.00, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Robert has held the same position since 2022 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.

$247,788.19

Total paid in 2024

$247,788.19

Salary

$0.00

Taxable Benefit

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Job Title :   Director / Professor
Employer :   McMaster University
Sector :   Universities
Year :   2024

Comparing peers in identical roles within the organization

$248K
Low: $186K Avg: $229K High: $408K

Comparison with other individuals in similar positions in Ontario

$248K
Low: $101K Avg: $216K High: $492K
Bottom 90% Below Average Above Average Top 10%

Between 2001 and 2024, Robert experienced an average annual increase of approximately 4.00% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at McMaster University. By 2024, Robert's total pay had risen by 143.48% compared to the pay in 2001. Notably, during Robert's tenure as Director / Professor, there has been a significant 4.08% rise in compensation over the past 2 years. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.

Yearly Total Paid

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Year Job Title Salary Taxable Benefit Raise
2024 Director / Professor $247,788 $0 1.97%
2023 Director / Professor $243,004 $0 2.07%
2022 Director / Professor $238,080 $0 2.38%
2021 Professor / Director $232,547 $0 2.74%
2020 Professor / Director $226,337 $0 2.63%
2019 Professor / Director $220,533 $0 2.90%
2018 Professor / Director $214,320 $0 -0.33%
2017 Professor / Director $214,568 $455 6.74%
2016 Professor / Director $200,984 $466 -2.98%
2015 Professor / Director $207,243 $396 9.04%
2014 Professor / Director $190,065 $354 4.86%
2013 Professor / Director $181,239 $354 3.11%
2012 Professor / Director $175,761 $354 3.69%
2011 Professor / Director $169,454 $391 4.29%
2010 Professor / Director $162,425 $428 4.80%
2009 Professor / Director $154,919 $468 4.85%
2008 Professor / Director $147,652 $543 5.33%
2007 Professor $140,129 $568 4.79%
2006 Professor $132,081 $2,188 13.85%
2005 Professor $117,339 $591 4.45%
2004 Professor $112,330 $576 -2.03%
2003 Professor $114,568 $679 6.67%
2002 Professor $107,275 $766 6.16%
2001 Professor $101,120 $651

The 2024 Sunshine List has 26 employees who held exactly same position title ( Director / Professor ) in the McMaster University.

10 out of 26 employees

Full Name Salary Taxable Benefit
Don Abelson $242,169 $517
Alex Adronov $229,766 $517
Muhammad Altaf Arain $222,457 $2,708
Nabil Bassim $227,290 $517
James Alexander Benn $203,152 $2,708
Janok Bhattacharya $273,158 $517
Sean K Carey $236,342 $517
Chandrima Chakraborty $197,061 $517
Patricia Chow-fraser $217,746 $0
Michelle Lynn Dion $202,039 $517

The 2024 Sunshine List has 506 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 506 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
James Orbinski Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based York University $491,968
Jim Clayton Professor / Endowed Chair / Director / Program Director York University $476,111
Cheryl Misak Professor of Philosophy And Interim Director, Munk School of Global Affairs And Public Policy University of Toronto $466,938
Matthias Kipping Professor / Endowed Chair / Academic Director York University $430,280
Moren Levesque Professor / Endowed Chair / Program Director York University $427,933
Janet Dancey Director, Professor, Eisenhauer Chair (Clinical Cancer Research) Queen’s University $407,720
Parminder Raina Director / Professor McMaster University $407,504
Elspeth Murray Director (Centre for Entrepreneurship, Innovation And Social Impact), Associate Professor Queen’s University $406,438
John Tsotsos Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based York University $403,441
Kiridaran Kanagaretnam Professor / Program Director York University $400,102