Amber Dean

$169,298.42asProfessor

Employed by McMaster University in 2025, according to Government of Ontario public salary records.

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2016 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Professor
$169,298.42
$517.20
7.24%
2024
Professor
$157,867.39
$517.20
0.25%
2023
Professor
$158,270.89
$501.36
5.31%
2022
Professor
$150,287.39
$444.96
6.28%
2021
Associate Professor
$141,404.74
$373.32
6.98%
2020
Associate Professor
$132,183.22
$310.02
7.02%
2019
Associate Professor
$123,518.20
$249.36
7.74%
2018
Associate Professor
$114,646.48
$217.68
2.75%
2017
Associate Professor / Director
$111,578.83
$227.13
11.57%
2016
Associate Professor / Director
$100,009.54
$210.20

Amber Dean, Professor at McMaster University, earned a disclosed salary of $169,298.42 in 2025 on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 7.24% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Amber Dean has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 10 times between 2016 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $169,298.42 in 2025. In addition to salary, $517.20 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. McMaster University reports under the Universities sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

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Other employees at McMaster University

NameSalary
Yao Yao
Assistant Professor
$169,753.10
Premysl Bercik
Professor
$169,703.57
Kyla Sask
Assistant Professor
$169,489.21
Natasha Johnson
Professor
$169,389.19
Jasdeep Dhir
Assistant Professor
$169,308.82
Zhen He
Assistant Professor
$169,113.63
Abel Chikanda
Associate Professor
$169,081.28
Vladimir Ljubicic
Professor
$169,049.41
Zahra Keshavarz Motamed
Associate Professor / Instructor
$168,819.90
Iris Balodis
Associate Professor
$168,812.23