George Karakostas

$223,474.36asAssociate Professor+10.9%

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

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Position

Associate Professor

Employer

McMaster University

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2007 to 2025.

Year	Position	Salary	Benefits	Performance
2025	Associate Professor	$223,474.36	$517.20	10.9%
2024	Associate Professor	$201,505.80	$517.20	1.6%
2023	Associate Chair / Associate Professor	$198,328.59	$501.36	2.21%
2022	Associate Chair / Associate Professor	$202,805.62	$449.20	4.18%
2021	Associate Professor	$194,672.09	$392.40	3.29%
2020	Associate Professor	$188,476.04	$347.95	3.01%
2019	Associate Professor	$182,960.96	$272.16	3.32%
2018	Associate Professor	$177,080.02	$217.68	9.04%
2017	Associate Professor	$162,398.60	$227.13	3.12%
2016	Associate Professor / Associate Chair	$157,477.64	$227.15	4.72%
2015	Associate Professor/Associate Chair	$165,272.72	$194.46	8.9%
2014	Associate Professor / Associate Chair	$151,764.74	$174.72	4.57%
2013	Associate Professor/Associate Chair	$145,127.90	$174.72	4.46%
2012	Associate Professor	$138,926.70	$174.72	3.96%
2011	Associate Professor	$133,634.35	$194.04	4.82%
2010	Associate Professor	$127,492.36	$213.36	5.6%
2009	Associate Professor	$120,726.48	$233.79	5.92%
2008	Associate Professor	$113,979.34	$271.55	6.47%
2007	Assistant Professor	$107,053.98	$283.70	—

George Karakostas, Associate Professor at McMaster University, earned a disclosed salary of $223,474.36 in 2025 on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 10.9% increase over the previous year's reported salary. George Karakostas has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 19 times between 2007 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $223,474.36 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 Associate Professors in McMaster University

Name	Salary
Anna Danielova	$291,126.69
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Thomas Doyle	$271,635.65
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Teal Mcateer	$251,285.53
Robert Whyte	$250,536.44
Kevin Veenstra	$247,960.49
Manish Kacker	$246,548.32
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Top earning Associate Professors in Ontario

Name	Salary	Employer
Blake Phillips University Of Waterloo	$382,259.63	University Of Waterloo
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Maja Djikic University Of Toronto	$337,603.54	University Of Toronto
Willow A Sheremata York University	$334,650.64	York University
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Charles A. Presslee University Of Waterloo	$327,153.43	University Of Waterloo
Krista Fiolleau University Of Waterloo	$326,571.19	University Of Waterloo
Adam Fremeth University Of Western Ontario	$320,293.82	University Of Western Ontario
Clare Chua-Chow Toronto Metropolitan University	$319,358.58	Toronto Metropolitan University
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Other employees at McMaster University

Name	Position	Salary
Cathy Risdon Professor	Professor	$224,230.50
Nancy Marie Carter Associate Professor	Associate Professor	$224,180.62
Trish Ruebottom Associate Professor / Director	Associate Professor / Director	$224,135.79
Paulin Coulibaly Professor	Professor	$223,627.46
Ali-Reza Montazemi Professor	Professor	$223,549.74
Shannon Bates Professor	Professor	$223,422.56
Jonathan Mark Walton Professor	Professor	$223,327.82
Angela Crowly Chief Development Officer (Programs)	Chief Development Officer (Programs)	$223,224.32
Takashi Imai Professor	Professor	$223,138.08
Ray Truant Professor	Professor	$223,106.93