Chelsea Gibson

$149,842.89asSenior Legal Counsel

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2018 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Senior Legal Counsel
$149,842.89
$8,935.93
7.1%
2024
Legal Counsel
$139,908.04
$8,542.02
6.68%
2023
Legal Counsel
$131,146.11
$7,893.33
6.95%
2022
Senior Human Rights Officer
$122,626.37
$6,478.23
10.02%
2021
Senior Human Rights Officer
$111,457.20
$6,392.48
8.85%
2018
Senior Human Rights Officer
$102,398.04
$5,615.65

Chelsea Gibson, Senior Legal Counsel at McMaster University, earned a disclosed salary of $149,842.89 in 2025 on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 7.1% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Chelsea Gibson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 6 times between 2018 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $149,842.89 in 2025. In addition to salary, $8,935.93 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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NameSalary
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Chelsea Gibson$149,842.89

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Other employees at McMaster University

NameSalary
Colin Kretz
Associate Professor
$150,081.22
Alan Neville
Professor
$150,000.00
Charles Welch
Assistant Professor
$149,954.78
Saad Khan
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$149,907.24
Ilun Yang
Associate Professor
$149,903.09
Craig Montford
Director, Development
$149,692.75
Kanjana Perera
Associate Professor
$149,631.74
Clare Warner
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$149,502.92
Dejana Corovic
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$149,444.25
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$149,431.79