Douglas G Down

$231,800.24asProfessor

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2004 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Professor
$231,800.24
$517.20
4.97%
2024
Professor
$220,825.06
$517.20
2.02%
2023
Professor
$225,382.48
$501.36
2.78%
2022
Professor
$219,290.39
$449.20
3.01%
2021
Professor
$212,881.12
$392.40
3.27%
2020
Professor
$206,146.74
$397.95
16.71%
2017
Professor
$176,636.98
$227.13
1.32%
2016
Professor
$179,008.25
$227.15
8.66%
2014
Professor
$164,742.04
$174.72
3.07%
2013
Professor
$159,828.10
$174.72
3.1%
2012
Professor
$155,019.30
$174.72
9.17%
2011
Professor
$141,993.81
$194.04
4.55%
2010
Professor
$135,815.81
$213.36
0.1%
2009
Associate Professor
$135,952.92
$233.79
5.25%
2008
Associate Professor
$129,167.36
$271.55
6.15%
2007
Associate Professor
$121,681.44
$283.70
6.97%
2006
Associate Professor
$113,755.80
$294.72
5.09%
2005
Associate Professor
$108,250.74
$295.44
5.74%
2004
Assoc. Professor
$102,379.14
$286.32

Douglas G Down earned $231,800.24 as Professor at McMaster University in 2025, according to the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 4.97% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Douglas G Down has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 19 times between 2004 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $231,800.24 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
Deborah Sloboda
Professor
$232,927.23
Ridha Khedri
Professor
$232,639.78
Peidong Wu
Professor
$232,499.37
Allison Williams
Professor
$232,459.03
Guoying Luo
Professor
$232,076.79
Muhammad Altaf Arain
Professor
$231,618.40
Paul Higgs
Professor
$231,360.77
Andrea Beth Thyret-Kidd
University Secretary and Chief Governance and Privacy Officer
$231,166.33
Benjamin Bolker
Professor / Associate Chair / Director
$230,988.71
Christopher L E Swartz
Professor
$230,951.01