Hongjin Sun

$186,402.23asProfessor

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2010 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Professor
$186,402.23
$517.20
0.74%
2024
Associate Professor
$185,041.03
$517.20
3.79%
2023
Associate Professor
$178,280.59
$501.36
3.36%
2022
Associate Professor
$172,489.62
$449.20
3.5%
2021
Associate Professor
$166,658.20
$392.40
9.4%
2020
Associate Professor
$152,343.95
$347.95
3.94%
2019
Associate Professor
$146,568.11
$272.16
1.11%
2018
Associate Professor
$148,214.30
$217.68
4.27%
2017
Associate Professor
$142,147.85
$227.13
4.37%
2016
Associate Professor
$136,194.49
$227.15
1.17%
2015
Associate Professor
$134,621.23
$194.46
8.73%
2014
Associate Professor
$123,811.10
$174.72
3.9%
2013
Associate Professor
$119,167.56
$174.72
15.17%
2012
Associate Professor
$103,472.80
$174.72
4.61%
2011
Associate Professor
$108,478.85
$194.04
6.19%
2010
Associate Professor
$102,155.65
$213.36

Hongjin Sun, Professor at McMaster University, earned a disclosed salary of $186,402.23 in 2025 on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 0.74% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Hongjin Sun has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 16 times between 2010 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $186,402.23 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
Sandra Lapointe
Professor
$187,006.16
Antonietta Rosati
Director, Administration
$186,969.96
Jose Moran-Mirabal
Professor / Associate Chair
$186,705.48
Ala Mokhtar
Assistant Professor
$186,657.39
Michael Mercier
Associate Professor / Associate Director
$186,524.05
Ratnasingham Tharmarasa
Associate Professor
$186,266.22
Peter Cockett
Associate Professor
$186,259.71
Peter Helli
Associate Professor
$186,194.38
Martijn Jimmink
Director, Commercial Products and Services
$186,069.22
Godefroy Emmanuel Guindon
Associate Professor
$186,067.59