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Mcmaster University vs University of Ottawa: who pays more?

In 2025 Mcmaster University listed 1,966 employees with a median of $150,713; University of Ottawa listed 2,861 with a median of $144,819 — that is 4% more at the median for Mcmaster University, and University of Ottawa lists 1.5× as many people.

On the list

Mcmaster University
1,966
University of Ottawa
2,861

employees paid $100K+, 2025

Median salary

Mcmaster University
$150,713
University of Ottawa
$144,819

salary paid, 2025

Average salary

Mcmaster University
$165,955
University of Ottawa
$158,196

salary paid, 2025

Listed payroll

Mcmaster University
$330.4M
University of Ottawa
$452.7M

total compensation, 2025

Median salary by year
19962025

  • Mcmaster University
  • University of Ottawa
Mcmaster University and University of Ottawa, 1996–2025Mcmaster University: $110,159 in 1996 to $150,713 in 2025. University of Ottawa: $104,691 in 1996 to $144,819 in 2025.$0$50K$100K$150K$200K1996200620152025

Median salary paid on each employer’s Sunshine List filing. A gap is a year the employer filed nobody under this name.

Year by year

Mcmaster University and University of Ottawa by year: people on the Sunshine List and median salary
YearMcmaster UniversityUniversity of Ottawa
PeopleMedianPeopleMedian
20251,966$150,7132,861$144,819
20241,818$152,7282,244$160,342
20231,661$155,2602,047$151,849
20221,536$157,1751,949$153,018
20211,437$158,0181,850$153,279
20201,425$155,8331,675$154,271
20191,300$157,3521,595$153,684
20181,256$156,5241,530$150,159
20171,203$154,6611,496$148,005
20161,150$152,5091,440$143,194
20151,137$153,5131,400$139,168
20141,063$144,8631,279$136,994
20131,032$145,1101,246$136,210
20121,015$141,7761,047$129,308
2011967$137,5571,023$127,645
2010928$134,053967$126,911
2009883$129,185861$125,466
2008793$124,758685$118,823
2007733$123,266627$119,297
2006625$120,186650$123,727
2005536$119,440369$113,153
2004437$115,753341$112,404
2003359$112,520303$113,834
2002297$109,367260$112,565
2001235$108,629207$112,783
2000213$106,992148$110,600
1999142$106,193155$109,136
199893$109,190126$108,154
199777$113,746107$106,980
199672$110,15976$104,691

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Method. Medians and averages are salary paid; listed payroll is total compensation (salary plus taxable benefits), as filed. Both sides come from the same Ontario Sunshine List, which covers only public-sector employees paid $100,000 or more — so this compares the shape of each employer’s six-figure payroll, not its whole workforce, and an employer with more low-paid staff simply lists fewer of them. A side with fewer than five people keeps its count but shows “<5” instead of a median, average or payroll figure, since any of those would be that handful of people’s own numbers. Sector: Universities. Data runs through 2025.