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.
Vanessa Watts
Vanessa Watts served as the Assistant Professor at McMaster University in 2023, received an annual salary of $165,861.13 and a taxable benefit of $501.36, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Vanessa has held the same position since 2020 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$166,362.49
Total paid in 2023
$165,861.13
Salary
$501.36
Taxable Benefit
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Find Vanessa on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Assistant Professor |
| Employer : | McMaster University |
| Sector : | Universities |
| Year : | 2023 |
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Between 2017 and 2023, Vanessa experienced an average annual increase of approximately 10.86% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at McMaster University. By 2023, Vanessa's total pay had risen by 63.97% compared to the pay in 2017. Notably, during Vanessa's tenure as Assistant Professor, there has been a significant 28.32% rise in compensation over the past 3 years. 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 | Assistant Professor | $165,861 | $501 | ⇧ 1.91% |
| 2022 | Assistant Professor | $162,803 | $449 | ⇧ 25.93% |
| 2020 | Assistant Professor | $127,019 | $2,623 | ⇩ -2.21% |
| 2019 | Director / Assistant Professor | $127,592 | $4,987 | ⇧ 11.37% |
| 2018 | Assistant Professor / Director | $114,536 | $4,502 | ⇧ 17.33% |
| 2017 | Lecturer / Director | $101,242 | $216 |
The 2023 Sunshine List has 213 employees who held exactly same position title ( Assistant Professor ) in the McMaster University.
10 out of 213 employees
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Leslie Martin | $240,922 | $445 |
| Bernice Downey | $219,812 | $501 |
| Kirsten Culver | $198,558 | $501 |
| Yoontae Jeon | $198,424 | $2,806 |
| Candice Chow | $198,253 | $501 |
| Yan Wang | $196,913 | $2,806 |
| Ken Li | $196,604 | $501 |
| Amir Akbari | $196,300 | $2,806 |
| Ruth Hannon | $192,462 | $501 |
| Shashank Vaid | $190,416 | $501 |
The 2023 Sunshine List has 3030 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 3030 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otto Yung | Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Management | University of Toronto | $401,752 |
| Jee-eun Shin | Assistant Professor of Accounting | University of Toronto | $339,234 |
| Jyothika Grewal | Assistant Professor, Department of Management | University of Toronto | $331,710 |
| Daehyun Kim | Assistant Professor of Accounting | University of Toronto | $333,803 |
| Ting Xu | Assistant Professor | University of Toronto | $325,692 |
| Marius-Andre Zoican | Assistant Professor, Department of Management | University of Toronto | $326,618 |
| Camille Hebert | Assistant Professor, Department of Management | University of Toronto | $320,747 |
| Nicolas Inostroza Padilla | Assistant Professor, Finance | University of Toronto | $320,572 |
| Md Mahbubul Alam | Assistant Professor, Faculty of Business And Economics | Algoma University | $326,696 |
| Nayana Reiter | Assistant Professor of Accounting | University of Toronto | $320,966 |