What does a Professor make at Mcmaster University?
In 2025 the median Professor at Mcmaster University was paid $218,386 (357 people), 61% above the provincial median of $135,910 for the role. The highest-paid was $498,075.
People
357listed as Professor in 2025
Median salary
$218,386salary paid, 2025
Highest paid
$498,075salary paid, 2025
vs Ontario
+$82,476against $135,910 province-wide
Best paid in the role
Mcmaster University · 2025
| # | Name | Title as filed | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claudia Emerson | Professor | $498,075 | $498,592 |
| 2 | David Farrar | Professor | $483,140 | $488,506 |
| 3 | Salim Yusuf | Professor | $451,950 | $452,745 |
| 4 | Mohit Bhandari | Professor | $448,462 | $448,979 |
| 5 | Gregory Steinberg | Professor | $433,038 | $433,555 |
| 6 | Mick Bhatia | Professor | $430,325 | $432,223 |
| 7 | Gerard Wright | Professor | $412,681 | $413,198 |
| 8 | James Mackillop | Professor | $408,842 | $409,359 |
| 9 | John Kelton | Professor | $408,284 | $408,284 |
| 10 | Karen Mossman | Professor | $403,510 | $403,769 |
The 10 highest salaries among the 357 Mcmaster University records mapped to Professor in 2025. The full 2025 roster →
Median by year
1999–2025
- At Mcmaster University
- Ontario median for the role
Median salary paid, Professor at Mcmaster University, against every Professor in Ontario. Years with fewer than 5 people are left blank.
Year by year
| Year | People | Median | Highest | Ontario median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 357 | $218,386 | $498,075 | $135,910 |
| 2024 | 365 | $210,009 | $502,133 | $128,735 |
| 2022 | 341 | $204,100 | $497,410 | $121,134 |
| 2021 | 346 | $201,741 | $488,863 | $119,884 |
| 2020 | 340 | $195,546 | $482,275 | $119,595 |
| 2019 | 342 | $187,945 | $469,368 | $118,779 |
| 2018 | 351 | $183,451 | $462,395 | $116,824 |
| 2017 | 312 | $177,872 | $461,395 | $165,026 |
| 2016 | 304 | $172,645 | $451,276 | $116,620 |
| 2015 | 321 | $175,351 | $474,278 | $127,458 |
| 2014 | 301 | $162,693 | $379,981 | $127,697 |
| 2013 | 296 | $158,206 | $366,602 | $126,776 |
| 2012 | 296 | $153,736 | $387,351 | $122,967 |
| 2011 | 279 | $151,788 | $360,319 | $122,979 |
| 2010 | 271 | $146,026 | $375,915 | $133,954 |
| 2009 | 259 | $139,936 | $318,024 | $127,598 |
| 2008 | 248 | $134,420 | $349,672 | $127,399 |
| 2007 | 276 | $130,512 | $251,421 | $124,832 |
| 2006 | 257 | $123,876 | $241,177 | $121,544 |
| 2005 | 235 | $120,675 | $264,329 | $117,194 |
| 2004 | 207 | $116,157 | $199,167 | $113,477 |
| 2003 | 170 | $111,357 | $201,039 | $111,628 |
| 2002 | 145 | $107,027 | $201,074 | $108,756 |
| 2001 | 121 | $104,611 | $206,605 | $107,400 |
| 2000 | 156 | $104,901 | $212,127 | $106,635 |
| 1999 | 58 | $103,024 | $212,136 | $105,700 |
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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 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.