Cathy Risdon

$224,230.50asProfessor

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2005 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Professor
$224,230.50
$517.20
2024
Instructional Assistant / Professor
$224,230.50
$517.20
0.27%
2023
Instructional Assistant / Professor
$224,830.50
$501.36
0.27%
2022
Professor
$224,230.50
$449.20
49.26%
2021
Professor / Research Assistant
$150,226.30
$306.96
22.47%
2020
Professor
$122,664.84
$231.93
10.41%
2019
Professor
$136,917.34
$217.68
5.41%
2018
Professor
$129,895.50
$217.68
3.45%
2017
Professor
$125,563.40
$227.13
2.84%
2016
Professor
$122,094.97
$227.15
4.43%
2015
Professor
$127,757.59
$194.46
5.86%
2014
Professor
$120,683.30
$174.72
4.4%
2013
Professor
$115,592.09
$174.72
0.16%
2012
Professor
$115,781.99
$174.72
0.4%
2011
Professor
$116,250.25
$194.04
0.01%
2010
Associate Professor
$116,241.43
$213.36
15.25%
2009
Associate Professor
$137,153.40
$233.79
10.59%
2008
Associate Professor
$124,018.52
$271.55
0.23%
2007
Chair/Associate Professor
$124,306.50
$283.70
1.01%
2006
Chair & Associate Professor
$125,576.00
$294.72
3.72%
2005
Program Chair/Associate Professor
$130,431.67
$295.44

The Ontario Sunshine List reports that Cathy Risdon was paid $224,230.50 in 2025 as Professor at McMaster University. Cathy Risdon has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 21 times between 2005 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $224,830.50 in 2023. 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
Stephanie Springgay
Professor / Director
$225,082.62
Sharon June Kaasalainen
Professor
$225,040.01
Emil Sekerinski
Professor
$224,976.57
Claude Eilers
Associate Professor
$224,877.32
Samir Chidiac
Endowed Chair / Professor
$224,788.88
Nancy Marie Carter
Associate Professor
$224,180.62
Trish Ruebottom
Associate Professor / Director
$224,135.79
Paulin Coulibaly
Professor
$223,627.46
Ali-Reza Montazemi
Professor
$223,549.74
George Karakostas
Associate Professor
$223,474.36