Ian Bruce

$227,751.90asProfessor+10.8%

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

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Position

Professor

Employer

McMaster University

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2005 to 2025.

Year	Position	Salary	Benefits	Performance
2025	Professor	$227,751.90	$517.20	10.8%
2024	Professor	$205,552.03	$517.20	2.02%
2023	Associate Chair / Professor	$201,485.45	$501.36	2.97%
2022	Associate Chair / Professor	$207,655.67	$449.20	3.47%
2021	Professor / Associate Chair	$200,686.27	$392.40	3.35%
2020	Professor / Associate Chair	$194,189.35	$347.95	3.11%
2019	Professor / Associate Chair	$188,333.60	$272.16	3.4%
2018	Professor/Associate Chair	$182,143.26	$217.68	4.19%
2017	Professor / Associate Chair	$174,815.94	$227.13	9.92%
2016	Associate Professor / Endowed Chair	$159,036.82	$227.15	4.87%
2015	Associate Professor/Endowed Chair	$167,177.62	$194.46	13.05%
2014	Associate Professor / Endowed Chair	$147,874.86	$174.72	2.58%
2013	Associate Professor/Endowed Chair	$151,786.90	$174.72	3.08%
2012	Associate Professor/Endowed Chair	$147,251.00	$174.72	3.92%
2011	Associate Professor/Endowed Chair	$141,702.20	$194.04	4.41%
2010	Associate Professor/Endowed Chair	$135,717.99	$213.36	5.39%
2009	Associate Professor/Endowed Chair	$128,776.24	$233.79	6.24%
2008	Associate Professor/Endowed Chair	$121,208.72	$271.55	6.56%
2007	Assistant Professor	$113,746.56	$283.70	7.16%
2006	Assistant Professor	$106,145.10	$294.72	5.79%
2005	Assistant Professor	$100,336.98	$292.58	—

In 2025, Ian Bruce received a salary of $227,751.90 working as Professor at McMaster University, as disclosed on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 10.8% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Ian Bruce has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 21 times between 2005 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $227,751.90 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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Claudia Emerson	$498,075.21
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Gregory Steinberg	$433,038.02
Mick Bhatia	$430,325.45
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Name	Salary	Employer
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Guy Holburn University Of Western Ontario	$390,775.20	University Of Western Ontario

Other employees at McMaster University

Name	Position	Salary
Shiva Kumar Professor / Associate Chair	Professor / Associate Chair	$228,999.11
Heather Colwell Associate Vice-President, Pan-University Faculty Advancement	Associate Vice-President, Pan-University Faculty Advancement	$228,515.46
Sarah Wojkowski Professor	Professor	$228,415.62
James Cotton Professor	Professor	$227,978.43
Lyn Turkstra Professor	Professor	$227,974.22
Michael Hartmann Professor / Instructor	Professor / Instructor	$227,722.16
William Hanley Professor	Professor	$227,595.56
Darren Scott Professor	Professor	$227,357.45
Liyakat Takim Professor	Professor	$227,239.78
Peter Keir Professor / Associate Chair	Professor / Associate Chair	$227,172.45