What does an Assistant Professor make at McMaster University?
The 228 Assistant Professors at McMaster University had a median salary of $136,837 in 2025. That is almost exactly the provincial median of $137,351 for the role. The highest-paid was $216,308.
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228listed as Assistant Professor in 2025
Median salary
$136,837salary paid, 2025
Highest paid
$216,308salary paid, 2025
vs Ontario
−$514against $137,351 province-wide
Best paid in the role
McMaster University · 2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirsten CulverAssistant Professor | $216,308 | $216,825 |
| 2 | Ken LiAssistant Professor | $215,415 | $215,932 |
| 3 | Eric Bentzen-BilkvistAssistant Professor | $214,622 | $215,140 |
| 4 | Shane SaundersonAssistant Professor | $214,468 | $214,985 |
| 5 | William HugginsAssistant Professor | $214,276 | $214,793 |
| 6 | Rui DuanAssistant Professor | $211,922 | $212,439 |
| 7 | Muhammad AlamAssistant Professor | $207,352 | $212,545 |
| 8 | Qian YangAssistant Professor | $206,631 | $207,148 |
| 9 | Luc BernierAssistant Professor | $204,449 | $204,966 |
| 10 | Jin WangAssistant Professor | $204,103 | $204,620 |
The 10 highest salaries among the 228 McMaster University records mapped to Assistant Professor in 2025. The full 2025 roster →
Median by year
1999–2025
- At McMaster University
- Ontario median for the role
Median salary paid, Assistant Professor at McMaster University, against every Assistant Professor in Ontario. Years with fewer than 5 people are left blank.
Year by year
| Year | People | Median | Highest | Ontario median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 228 | $136,837 | $216,308 | $137,351 |
| 2024 | 239 | $129,882 | $205,886 | $133,821 |
| 2023 | 213 | $127,012 | $240,922 | $128,513 |
| 2022 | 206 | $127,000 | $236,675 | $125,028 |
| 2021 | 204 | $124,752 | $221,503 | $123,822 |
| 2020 | 173 | $126,389 | $219,680 | $122,080 |
| 2019 | 152 | $123,363 | $231,734 | $120,417 |
| 2018 | 154 | $123,219 | $218,508 | $119,605 |
| 2017 | 144 | $119,812 | $227,652 | $117,453 |
| 2016 | 133 | $119,135 | $223,958 | $116,882 |
| 2015 | 146 | $118,957 | $276,982 | $117,012 |
| 2014 | 108 | $120,100 | $216,553 | $113,622 |
| 2013 | 104 | $122,519 | $207,126 | $112,852 |
| 2012 | 105 | $120,745 | $339,140 | $112,455 |
| 2011 | 101 | $119,787 | $346,307 | $111,521 |
| 2010 | 90 | $114,394 | $338,237 | $110,265 |
| 2009 | 76 | $111,430 | $320,285 | $108,825 |
| 2008 | 66 | $109,627 | $373,050 | $109,412 |
| 2007 | 56 | $108,367 | $189,460 | $108,444 |
| 2006 | 36 | $106,782 | $189,135 | $110,699 |
| 2005 | 30 | $110,080 | $185,313 | $112,006 |
| 2003 | 9 | $108,400 | $171,459 | $111,823 |
| 2002 | 5 | $105,987 | $171,494 | $106,583 |
| 2001 | 9 | $139,919 | $240,724 | $104,417 |
| 2000 | 7 | $159,534 | $180,037 | $105,526 |
| 1999 | 7 | $155,650 | $164,457 | $109,793 |
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Method. Figures are salary paid (not salary plus taxable benefits), the basis of every median on this site, for records whose filed job title maps to Assistant Professor at McMaster University on the Ontario Sunshine List, which lists only public-sector employees paid $100,000 or more. A year with fewer than 5 people shows “<5” for both its count and its median, since naming the exact count would narrow the median down to specific people. Data runs through 2025. The 2025 figures were published here on .