At a Glance2008 Employer Rank
#494 McMaster University
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Total Compensation History Total compensation by year Line chart of 4 yearly values of total compensation, from $100,660 in 2005 to $119,137 in 2008. $100K $105K $110K $115K $120K 2005 2006 2007 2008 2005: $100,660 2006: $105,668 2007: $115,842 2008: $119,137 Total compensation, 2005–2008. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold. Full History2005–2008 $100,368 in 2005 is worth about $154,022 in 2025 dollars.
Full salary history, by year Year Employer Position Salary Benefits Total 2008 McMaster University Associate Professor McMaster University $118,866Benefits $272 Total $119,137 $272 $119,137 2007 McMaster University Associate Professor McMaster University $112,108Benefits $3,734 Total $115,842 $3,734 $115,842 2006 McMaster University Assistant Professor McMaster University $105,373Benefits $295 Total $105,668 $295 $105,668 2005 McMaster University Assistant Professor McMaster University $100,368Benefits $293 Total $100,660 $293 $100,660
On the List2008 Donald Willison's $118,866 salary was about 3% above the 2008 province-wide median of $115,180 for Associate Professor. Among the 793 people McMaster University disclosed in 2008, Donald Willison's total compensation of $119,137 placed #494. McMaster University's 2008 median disclosed salary was $124,758; Donald Willison's $118,866 sat about 5% below it. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List at McMaster University 4 years in all, 2005–2008.
Also at McMaster University2008 Also at McMaster University, 2008 # Name Position Salary Total Details 1 Peter George President/Vice-Chancellor $524,435 $533,913 2 John Kelton Dean/Vice-President, Health Sciences $406,151 $416,465 3 Gary Andrew Chaimowitz Assistant Professor $373,050 $373,321 4 Deborah Cook Professor $349,672 $349,943 5 Roger Trull Vice-President, University Advancement $305,722 $319,554 6 Ilene Busch-Vishniac Provost/Vice-President, Academic/Professor $299,319 $310,566 7 Stephen Michael Collins Professor/Vice-President, Research, Health Sciences $297,848 $298,119 8 Judah Aryeh Denburg Professor $282,317 $282,860 9 Akbar Panju Professor $271,101 $271,372 10 Mohamed Abdelaziz Elbestawi Vice-President Research/Professor $258,500 $268,582
President/Vice-Chancellor
Dean/Vice-President, Health Sciences
#3 Gary Andrew Chaimowitz
$373,321 Assistant Professor
Professor
Vice-President, University Advancement
#6 Ilene Busch-Vishniac
$310,566 Provost/Vice-President, Academic/Professor
#7 Stephen Michael Collins
$298,119 Professor/Vice-President, Research, Health Sciences
#8 Judah Aryeh Denburg
$282,860 Professor
Professor
#10 Mohamed Abdelaziz Elbestawi
$268,582 Vice-President Research/Professor
View all 793 employees at McMaster University (2008) → Data sourced under the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act.
Data: Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure, 1996–2025; last updated 2026-03-31 .
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