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Menaka Pai

McMaster University/Associate Professor

2021 Salary — last year on the list

$118,236

Total compensation $118,543, including $307 in taxable benefits.

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At a Glance
2021

Employer Rank

#1,147

McMaster University

Years on List

8

2012–2021

Peak Salary

$216,553

2014

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 8 yearly values of total compensation, from $134,936 in 2012 to $118,543 in 2021. No data for 2016. No data for 2019.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K$225K201220132015201820202021
Total compensation, 2012–2021. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2012–2021

$134,761 in 2012 is worth about $181,822 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2021Associate ProfessorMcMaster University$118,236Benefits $307Total $118,543
2020Associate Professor / Assistant ProfessorMcMaster University$117,001Benefits $232Total $117,233
2018Associate ProfessorMcMaster University$180,483Benefits $218Total $180,700
2017Associate ProfessorMcmaster University$173,925Benefits $227Total $174,152
2015Assistant ProfessorMcMaster University$204,107Benefits $194Total $204,301
2014Assistant ProfessorMcMaster University$216,553Benefits $175Total $216,728
2013Assistant ProfessorMcMaster University$185,682Benefits $175Total $185,857
2012Assistant ProfessorMcMaster University$134,761Benefits $175Total $134,936

On the List
2021

244,456 salaries were disclosed on the 2021 Sunshine List, which covers pay of $100,000 or more. Menaka Pai was the #1,147 highest-paid of 1,437 people McMaster University disclosed in 2021, with total compensation of $118,543. McMaster University's 2021 median disclosed salary was $158,018; Menaka Pai's $118,236 sat about 25% below it. Menaka Pai has appeared on the Sunshine List at McMaster University 8 times, 2012–2021, peaking in 2014 at $216,553.

Also at McMaster University
2021

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