What does a Department Chair & Professor make at Mcmaster University?
In 2025 the median Department Chair & Professor at Mcmaster University was paid $229,668 (23 people), 3% above the provincial median of $223,765 for the role. The highest-paid was $258,225.
People
23listed as Department Chair & Professor in 2025
Median salary
$229,668salary paid, 2025
Highest paid
$258,225salary paid, 2025
vs Ontario
+$5,903against $223,765 province-wide
Best paid in the role
Mcmaster University · 2025
| # | Name | Title as filed | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marie Elliot | Department Chair / Professor | $258,225 | $258,742 |
| 2 | William Michael Farmer | Professor / Department Chair | $254,413 | $254,887 |
| 3 | Mel Rutherford | Professor / Department Chair | $247,572 | $248,089 |
| 4 | Alison Sills | Professor / Department Chair | $245,887 | $246,404 |
| 5 | Ana Regina Campos | Professor / Department Chair | $242,245 | $242,719 |
| 6 | Hatem Zurob | Professor / Department Chair | $239,123 | $239,640 |
| 7 | Mohamed Bakr | Professor / Department Chair | $238,476 | $238,993 |
| 8 | Richard Paige | Professor / Department Chair | $237,876 | $238,393 |
| 9 | Giuseppe Melacini | Professor / Department Chair | $235,605 | $236,122 |
| 10 | Paula Gardner | Professor / Department Chair | $234,770 | $235,287 |
The 10 highest salaries among the 23 Mcmaster University records mapped to Department Chair & Professor in 2025. The full 2025 roster →
Median by year
2001–2025
- At Mcmaster University
- Ontario median for the role
Median salary paid, Department Chair & Professor at Mcmaster University, against every Department Chair & Professor in Ontario. Years with fewer than 5 people are left blank.
Year by year
| Year | People | Median | Highest | Ontario median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | $229,668 | $258,225 | $223,765 |
| 2024 | 19 | $223,138 | $249,444 | $222,981 |
| 2022 | 21 | $211,775 | $231,425 | $206,953 |
| 2021 | 20 | $209,019 | $228,139 | $205,094 |
| 2020 | 25 | $202,873 | $348,157 | $198,238 |
| 2019 | 28 | $196,371 | $315,301 | $196,371 |
| 2018 | 22 | $196,938 | $213,555 | $196,938 |
| 2017 | 25 | $187,681 | $209,993 | $187,681 |
| 2016 | 26 | $185,279 | $222,798 | $185,279 |
| 2015 | 25 | $182,509 | $303,655 | $182,509 |
| 2014 | 25 | $175,709 | $328,891 | $175,709 |
| 2013 | 30 | $174,596 | $329,235 | $174,596 |
| 2012 | 23 | $168,014 | $304,086 | $168,014 |
| 2011 | 23 | $167,349 | $274,996 | $167,349 |
| 2010 | 22 | $154,165 | $275,567 | $154,165 |
| 2009 | 25 | $146,020 | $280,038 | $146,020 |
| 2008 | 23 | $138,804 | $263,019 | $138,804 |
| 2005 | 22 | $127,265 | $159,588 | $127,265 |
| 2004 | 23 | $121,908 | $160,723 | $121,908 |
| 2003 | 24 | $117,934 | $160,412 | $117,934 |
| 2002 | 24 | $113,318 | $155,580 | $113,318 |
| 2001 | 18 | $106,707 | $121,920 | $106,707 |
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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 Department Chair & 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.