John Colarusso

$111,605.54asProfessor-47.1%

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 2003 to 2025.

Year	Position	Salary	Benefits	Performance
2025	Professor	$111,605.54	—	47.1%
2024	Professor	$210,990.79	—	2.13%
2023	Professor	$206,593.69	—	1.8%
2022	Professor / Professor	$202,934.23	—	2.01%
2021	Professor	$198,943.72	—	7.79%
2020	Professor	$184,563.91	—	2.29%
2019	Professor / Professor	$180,437.14	—	2.52%
2018	Professor	$185,096.86	—	3.01%
2017	Professor	$179,693.67	—	3.16%
2016	Professor	$174,191.86	—	0.16%
2015	Professor	$174,463.88	—	7.23%
2014	Professor	$162,706.13	$324.72	7.92%
2013	Professor	$150,763.61	$354.24	2.56%
2012	Professor	$146,997.45	$354.24	6.36%
2011	Professor	$156,979.70	$390.93	9.37%
2010	Professor	$143,527.17	$427.68	4.48%
2009	Professor	$137,371.16	$468.27	4.65%
2008	Professor	$131,268.80	$3,798.39	3.02%
2007	Professor	$127,417.08	$4,018.26	2.86%
2006	Professor	$123,875.98	$592.68	5.34%
2005	Professor	$117,596.55	$590.68	10.31%
2004	Professor	$106,602.78	$575.64	5.96%
2003	Professor	$100,608.36	$670.34	—

John Colarusso earned $111,605.54 as Professor at McMaster University in 2025, according to the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 47.1% decrease from the previous year's reported salary. John Colarusso has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 23 times between 2003 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $210,990.79 in 2024. 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
Sara Cormier Instructional Assistant / Sessional Faculty	Instructional Assistant / Sessional Faculty	$111,790.80
Laura Cleghorn Research Manager	Research Manager	$111,711.30
Cooper Biggar Assistant Supervisor	Assistant Supervisor	$111,698.14
Frederick Spencer Professor	Professor	$111,696.42
Soo Chan Carusone Managing Director, Strategic Initiatives	Managing Director, Strategic Initiatives	$111,625.94
Zhi Chen Manager, Financial Reporting	Manager, Financial Reporting	$111,603.13
Jessica Gasewicz Director Of Administration	Director Of Administration	$111,547.02
Sam Afkhami Operations Manager Globalnexus	Operations Manager Globalnexus	$111,546.32
Shawn French Research Associate (I)	Research Associate (I)	$111,524.16
Rumi Clare Research Associate	Research Associate	$111,512.03