Catherine Connelly

$281,363.35asProfessor / Director / Distinguished Research Professor+19.83%

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

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Position

Professor / Director / Distinguished Research Professor

Employer

McMaster University

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2007 to 2025.

Year	Position	Salary	Benefits	Performance
2025	Professor / Director / Distinguished Research Professor	$281,363.35	$517.20	19.83%
2024	Canada Research Chair Tier II / Director / Professor	$234,797.79	$517.20	7.23%
2023	Canada Research Chair Tier II / Professor	$253,104.70	$501.36	7.32%
2022	Canada Research Chair Tier II / Professor	$235,841.05	$449.20	5.2%
2021	Professor / Canada Research Chair / Area Chair	$224,186.79	$392.40	15.94%
2019	Professor / Canada Research Chair Tier II	$193,371.88	$2,644.11	31.39%
2018	Canada Research Chair Tier II/Professor	$147,168.77	$2,359.75	46.97%
2017	Professor / Canada Research Chair Tier II	$100,137.33	$227.13	49.54%
2016	Associate Professor / Canada Research Chair Tier II	$198,436.74	$227.15	5.93%
2015	Associate Professor/Canada Research Chair Tier II	$187,328.28	$194.46	15.34%
2014	Associate Professor / Canada Research Chair Tier II	$162,412.91	$174.72	3.48%
2013	Associate Professor/Canada Research Chair Tier II	$168,274.60	$174.72	14.51%
2012	Associate Professor	$146,945.70	$174.72	4.11%
2011	Associate Professor	$141,138.90	$194.04	8.23%
2010	Associate Professor	$130,406.72	$213.36	4.97%
2009	Associate Professor	$124,228.52	$233.79	8.67%
2008	Assistant Professor	$114,320.15	$271.55	8.4%
2007	Assistant Professor	$105,461.52	$283.70	—

In 2025, Catherine Connelly received a salary of $281,363.35 working as Professor / Director / Distinguished Research Professor at McMaster University, as disclosed on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 19.83% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Catherine Connelly has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 18 times between 2007 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $281,363.35 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 / Director / Distinguished Research Professors in McMaster University

Name	Salary
Benson Honig	$287,007.74
Catherine Connelly	$281,363.35

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Patrick Bennett Professor	Professor	$283,581.99
Jamal Deen Professor	Professor	$283,571.36
Donald Arnold Professor	Professor	$283,493.72
Bruce D Gaulin Professor	Professor	$282,961.76
Steve Hranilovic Professor / Vice-Provost and Dean Of Graduate Studies	Professor / Vice-Provost and Dean Of Graduate Studies	$281,540.28
Lennox Arthur Sweetman Professor	Professor	$280,679.62
Rafael Kleiman Canada Research Chair / Professor / Department Chair	Canada Research Chair / Professor / Department Chair	$280,242.07
Susan Giroux Professor	Professor	$275,210.25
John D Brennan Professor / Canada Research Chair / Director	Professor / Canada Research Chair / Director	$274,155.56
K Bruce Newbold Professor / Associate Dean / Dean	Professor / Associate Dean / Dean	$274,153.67