James Smith

$191,544.54asProfessor

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2006 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Professor
$191,544.54
$452.55
7.86%
2024
Professor
$207,885.25
$517.20
7.88%
2023
Professor
$192,708.16
$501.36
2.83%
2022
Professor
$198,314.92
$449.20
2.58%
2021
Professor
$193,334.27
$392.40
92.4%
2021
Research Associate
$100,487.98
$260.28
47.56%
2020
Professor / Associate Director
$191,627.88
$347.95
83.62%
2020
Research Associate
$104,363.90
$231.21
40.5%
2019
Professor / Associate Director
$175,404.84
$272.16
4.53%
2018
Professor
$167,798.67
$217.68
2.03%
2017
Professor
$171,268.11
$227.13
3.7%
2016
Professor
$165,161.57
$227.15
0.74%
2015
Professor
$163,948.60
$194.46
8.19%
2014
Professor
$151,539.71
$174.72
2.91%
2013
Professor
$147,260.65
$174.72
8.83%
2012
Professor
$135,315.08
$174.72
4.23%
2011
Professor
$129,822.61
$194.04
0.32%
2010
Professor
$130,243.26
$213.36
5.67%
2009
Professor
$123,256.40
$233.79
5.4%
2008
Associate Professor
$116,936.24
$271.55
6.29%
2007
Associate Chair/Associate Professor
$110,011.68
$283.70
7.43%
2006
Associate Professor
$102,405.06
$294.72

In 2025, James Smith received a salary of $191,544.54 working as Professor at McMaster University, as disclosed on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 7.86% decrease from the previous year's reported salary. James Smith has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 22 times between 2006 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $207,885.25 in 2024. In addition to salary, $452.55 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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$509,014.02
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$400,000.08
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$390,915.27
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$390,775.20

Other employees at McMaster University

NameSalary
Norm Hawton
Director, Design and Construction
$191,972.22
Parveen Wasi
Professor
$191,884.40
Aimee Nelson
Professor
$191,799.80
Kevin Beatty
Director, Housing and Conference Services
$191,795.10
Jeff Fortuna
Assistant Professor / Program Chair
$191,719.73
David Andrew Young
Assistant Professor
$191,443.56
Marisa Young
Professor / Director
$191,181.78
Ayesha Khan
Associate Professor
$190,906.84
Amy Palma
Assistant Professor
$190,854.67
David Lozinski
Associate Professor
$190,843.78