James Paul

$356,127.07asProfessor+13.98%

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 2007 to 2025.

Year	Position	Salary	Benefits	Performance
2025	Professor	$356,127.07	$517.20	13.98%
2024	Professor	$312,455.40	$517.20	2.21%
2023	Professor	$319,532.96	$501.36	14.89%
2022	Professor	$375,439.90	$447.89	11.54%
2021	Professor	$336,589.85	$306.96	68.17%
2020	Professor	$200,153.87	$231.93	37.17%
2019	Professor	$318,578.30	$217.68	7.64%
2018	Associate Professor	$295,954.46	$217.68	40.31%
2017	Associate Professor	$210,925.89	$67.20	47.09%
2016	Associate Professor	$143,401.27	$45.53	56.67%
2015	Associate Professor	$330,921.21	$38.96	207.19%
2014	Assistant Clinical Professor / Associate Clinical Professor	$107,725.02	$149.98	49.57%
2013	Assistant Clinical Professor/Associate Clinical Professor	$213,616.66	—	31.24%
2012	Assistant Clinical Professor	$310,661.97	—	172.67%
2011	Assistant Clinical Professor	$113,933.22	—	46.9%
2010	Assistant Clinical Professor	$214,573.31	—	46.6%
2009	Associate Clinical Professor	$146,369.70	—	25.4%
2008	Assistant Clinical Professor	$116,724.58	—	5.21%
2007	Assistant Clinical Professor	$110,941.21	—	—

The Ontario Sunshine List reports that James Paul was paid $356,127.07 in 2025 as Professor at McMaster University. This represents a 13.98% increase over the previous year's reported salary. James Paul has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 19 times between 2007 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $375,439.90 in 2022. 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

Name	Position	Salary
Jeremiah Edward Hurley Dean / Professor	Dean / Professor	$378,328.39
Charu Kaushic Professor	Professor	$376,139.88
Henry Armand Giroux Professor	Professor	$375,166.61
Sheila Singh Professor	Professor	$372,004.96
Margaret Andrea Baumann Professor	Professor	$367,858.98
Maureen J Macdonald Provost and Vice-President (Academic)	Provost and Vice-President (Academic)	$353,194.33
Ali Emadi Professor	Professor	$349,058.36
Heather Sheardown Professor / Dean	Professor / Dean	$348,466.79
Andrew Knights Professor / Associate Vice-President Research	Professor / Associate Vice-President Research	$345,544.84
Lili Litwin Vice-President University Advancement	Vice-President University Advancement	$344,485.32