Benjamin Bolker

$230,988.71asProfessor / Associate Chair / Director+3.83%

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

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Position

Professor / Associate Chair / Director

Employer

McMaster University

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2011 to 2025.

Year	Position	Salary	Benefits	Performance
2025	Professor / Associate Chair / Director	$230,988.71	$517.20	3.83%
2024	Associate Chair / Director / Professor	$222,473.47	$517.20	2.15%
2023	Associate Chair / Director / Professor	$217,790.62	$501.36	2.69%
2022	Associate Chair / Director / Professor	$212,086.86	$449.20	3.89%
2021	Professor / Director / Associate Chair	$204,146.71	$392.40	4.22%
2020	Professor / Director	$195,882.40	$347.95	5.81%
2019	Professor / Professor	$185,122.21	$272.16	3.6%
2018	Professor	$178,684.09	$217.68	3.67%
2017	Professor	$172,359.59	$227.13	4.07%
2016	Professor	$165,618.16	$227.15	1.2%
2015	Professor	$163,653.94	$194.46	8.72%
2014	Professor / Endowed Chair	$150,527.03	$174.72	4%
2013	Professor/Endowed Chair	$144,731.65	$174.72	4.4%
2012	Professor/Endowed Chair	$138,626.85	$174.72	4.73%
2011	Professor/Endowed Chair	$132,370.40	$194.04	—

In 2025, Benjamin Bolker received a salary of $230,988.71 working as Professor / Associate Chair / Director at McMaster University, as disclosed on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 3.83% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Benjamin Bolker has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 15 times between 2011 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $230,988.71 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.

Top earning Professor / Associate Chair / Directors in McMaster University

Name	Salary
Benjamin Bolker	$230,988.71

Other employees at McMaster University

Name	Position	Salary
Guoying Luo Professor	Professor	$232,076.79
Douglas G Down Professor	Professor	$231,800.24
Muhammad Altaf Arain Professor	Professor	$231,618.40
Paul Higgs Professor	Professor	$231,360.77
Andrea Beth Thyret-Kidd University Secretary and Chief Governance and Privacy Officer	University Secretary and Chief Governance and Privacy Officer	$231,166.33
Christopher L E Swartz Professor	Professor	$230,951.01
Jennifer Walker Professor	Professor	$230,922.57
Adrian Howard Kitai Professor / Associate Chair	Professor / Associate Chair	$230,810.25
Michael Mcgillion Associate Professor	Associate Professor	$230,744.44
Michelle Lynn Macdonald Associate Professor / Director	Associate Professor / Director	$230,607.51