What does an Associate Professor and Chair make at McMaster University?
The 27 Associate Professor and Chairs at McMaster University had a median salary of $222,862 in 2025. That is 11% above the provincial median of $200,642 for the role. The highest-paid was $253,645.
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27listed as Associate Professor and Chair in 2025
Median salary
$222,862salary paid, 2025
Highest paid
$253,645salary paid, 2025
vs Ontario
+$22,220against $200,642 province-wide
Best paid in the role
McMaster University · 2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wael El-DakhakhniProfessor / Associate Chair | $253,645 | $254,163 |
| 2 | Sigal BalshineProfessor / Associate Chair | $247,150 | $247,667 |
| 3 | Wolfram KahlProfessor / Associate Chair | $242,201 | $242,718 |
| 4 | Natalia Koleva NikolovaProfessor / Associate Chair | $241,593 | $242,110 |
| 5 | Kari Dalnoki-VeressProfessor / Associate Chair | $240,618 | $241,145 |
| 6 | Xun LiProfessor / Associate Chair | $237,539 | $238,056 |
| 7 | Adrian Howard KitaiProfessor / Associate Chair | $230,810 | $231,327 |
| 8 | Jacques CaretteProfessor / Associate Chair | $230,106 | $230,623 |
| 9 | Shui FengProfessor / Associate Chair | $229,725 | $230,242 |
| 10 | Nicola NicoliciProfessor / Associate Chair | $229,458 | $229,975 |
The 10 highest salaries among the 27 McMaster University records mapped to Associate Professor and Chair in 2025. The full 2025 roster →
Median by year
1999–2025
- At McMaster University
- Ontario median for the role
Median salary paid, Associate Professor and Chair at McMaster University, against every Associate Professor and Chair in Ontario. Years with fewer than 5 people are left blank.
Year by year
| Year | People | Median | Highest | Ontario median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | $222,862 | $253,645 | $200,642 |
| 2024 | 26 | $214,930 | $260,877 | $201,135 |
| 2023 | 25 | $208,272 | $254,776 | $194,288 |
| 2022 | 27 | $204,516 | $248,734 | $187,266 |
| 2021 | 25 | $195,197 | $243,252 | $180,199 |
| 2020 | 21 | $190,102 | $248,390 | $169,483 |
| 2019 | 17 | $188,362 | $242,290 | $171,218 |
| 2018 | 19 | $180,475 | $194,264 | $164,917 |
| 2017 | 22 | $175,900 | $198,854 | $163,931 |
| 2016 | 18 | $167,901 | $192,289 | $157,237 |
| 2015 | 17 | $169,883 | $210,930 | $157,100 |
| 2014 | 18 | $154,704 | $196,174 | $151,238 |
| 2013 | 16 | $153,167 | $191,026 | $153,167 |
| 2012 | 12 | $148,557 | $174,949 | $149,210 |
| 2011 | 15 | $143,028 | $164,678 | $142,896 |
| 2010 | 13 | $135,184 | $177,635 | $135,184 |
| 2009 | 12 | $130,264 | $169,729 | $128,343 |
| 2008 | 8 | $129,079 | $161,049 | $126,260 |
| 2007 | 21 | $118,562 | $240,266 | $118,562 |
| 2006 | 19 | $121,142 | $195,356 | $118,699 |
| 2005 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $112,298 |
| 2003 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $109,832 |
| 2002 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $107,510 |
| 2001 | <5 | <5 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | <5 | <5 | <5 | — |
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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 Associate Professor and Chair 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 .