Esme Davies

$119,510.91asSpecial Advisor

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2014 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Special Advisor
$119,510.91
$344.64
17.6%
2024
Special Advisor
$101,621.11
$344.64
11.51%
2023
Special Advisor
$114,834.47
$321.91
40.51%
2022
Senior Advisor and Legal Counsel to President
$193,021.66
$297.81
1.47%
2021
Senior Advisor To The President
$195,894.86
$260.28
5.78%
2020
Senior Advisor to the President
$185,193.12
$231.93
10.64%
2019
Senior Advisor To The President
$167,386.44
$217.68
4.13%
2018
Senior Advisor to the President
$160,752.89
$217.68
4.17%
2017
Senior Advisor To The President
$154,324.54
$227.13
3.47%
2016
Senior Advisor To The President
$149,154.31
$228.58
26.64%
2015
Senior Advisor To The President
$117,778.98
$194.46
3.73%
2014
Senior Advisor to the President
$113,541.85
$174.72

The Ontario Sunshine List reports that Esme Davies was paid $119,510.91 in 2025 as Special Advisor at McMaster University. This represents a 17.6% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Esme Davies has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 12 times between 2014 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $195,894.86 in 2021. In addition to salary, $344.64 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
Wade Hemsworth
Manager
$119,759.14
Susan Jack
Manager, Administration and Finance
$119,742.30
Gregory Hooks
Professor
$119,589.47
John Fink
Librarian III
$119,528.62
Susan Marks
Manager
$119,523.98
Melissa Northwood
Assistant Professor
$119,483.85
Annette Brown
Program Manager
$119,457.59
Laura Jane Duncan
Assistant Professor
$119,450.50
Ayush Suri
Invigilator / Teaching Assistant / Sessional Faculty
$119,316.66
Kathleen Nolan
Instructional Assistant / Associate Professor
$119,241.65