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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Susanna O’brien

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Susanna O’brien served as the Department Chair / Professor at McMaster University in 2024, received an annual salary of $217,845.48 and a taxable benefit of $517.20, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Susanna has held the same position since 2022 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.

$218,362.68

Total paid in 2024

$217,845.48

Salary

$517.20

Taxable Benefit

Gender: Female
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Job Title :   Department Chair / Professor
Employer :   McMaster University
Sector :   Universities
Year :   2024

Comparing peers in identical roles within the organization

$218K
Low: $188K Avg: $222K High: $250K

Comparison with other individuals in similar positions in Ontario

$218K
Low: $113K Avg: $211K High: $330K
Bottom 90% Below Average Above Average Top 10%

Between 2019 and 2024, Susanna experienced an average annual increase of approximately 5.78% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at McMaster University. By 2024, Susanna's total pay had risen by 24.34% compared to the pay in 2019. Notably, during Susanna's tenure as Department Chair / Professor, there has been a significant 4.36% 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 Department Chair / Professor $217,845 $517 4.36%
2022 Department Chair / Professor $208,789 $449 3.36%
2021 Professor / Department Chair $202,049 $392 -0.84%
2020 Professor / Department Chair $203,800 $348 16.25%
2019 Professor / Department Chair $175,346 $272

The 2024 Sunshine List has 19 employees who held exactly same position title ( Department Chair / Professor ) in the McMaster University.

10 out of 19 employees

Full Name Salary Taxable Benefit
Mohamed Bakr $241,605 $517
Ana Regina Campos $243,520 $517
Marie Elliot $249,444 $517
Paula Gardner $223,242 $517
Mark Lawford $229,721 $517
Bartosz Protas $222,881 $517
Mel Rutherford $244,136 $517
Victor Satzewich $223,138 $517
Alison Sills $232,839 $517
Peter Walmsley $233,694 $1,530

The 2024 Sunshine List has 97 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 97 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Tanjim Hossain Professor And Chair, Department of Management University of Toronto $330,308
Lynne-Marie Postovit Department Head, Professor, Tier 1 Canadian Research Chair (Translational Cancer) Queen’s University $267,990
Marilyn Lambert-drache Associate Professor / Department Chair York University $267,265
Rafael Kleiman Canada Research Chair / Department Chair / Professor McMaster University $266,550
Wai-ming Ho Professor / Department Chair York University $265,554
Jennifer Connolly Professor / Department Chair York University $264,671
Kathryn Mcpherson Professor / Department Chair York University $253,325
Ilia Binder Professor And Chair, Department of Mathematical And Computational Sciences University of Toronto $252,891
Robert Tsushima Associate Professor / Department Chair York University $252,638
Marie Elliot Department Chair / Professor McMaster University $249,961