John Lavis

$267,891.46asProfessor-35.36%

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 2002 to 2025.

Year	Position	Salary	Benefits	Performance
2025	Professor	$267,891.46	$517.20	35.36%
2024	Professor	$414,426.10	$517.20	29.07%
2023	Professor	$321,085.57	$501.36	6.89%
2022	Professor	$300,395.51	$449.20	2.54%
2021	Professor	$308,222.52	$392.40	10.42%
2020	Professor	$279,129.37	$347.95	1.47%
2019	Professor	$275,096.48	$272.16	23.47%
2018	Professor	$222,799.28	$217.68	6.83%
2017	Professor	$208,553.40	$227.13	9.09%
2016	Professor	$191,176.81	$227.15	17.23%
2015	Professor	$230,987.34	$194.46	17.39%
2014	Professor	$196,763.96	$174.72	6.67%
2013	Professor	$210,822.20	$174.72	10.83%
2012	Professor	$190,216.20	$174.72	23.21%
2011	Professor	$154,386.29	$194.04	4.08%
2010	Professor	$148,333.18	$213.36	0.5%
2009	Professor	$149,076.64	$233.79	5.51%
2008	Associate Professor	$141,297.24	$271.55	5.31%
2007	Associate Professor	$134,175.30	$283.70	5.64%
2006	Associate Professor	$127,014.48	$294.72	4.28%
2005	Associate Professor	$121,795.80	$295.44	4.68%
2004	Assoc. Professor	$116,350.14	$286.32	5.24%
2003	Associate Professor	$110,558.34	$336.76	6.15%
2002	Assistant Professor	$104,155.08	$381.56	—

John Lavis earned $267,891.46 as Professor at McMaster University in 2025, according to the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 35.36% decrease from the previous year's reported salary. John Lavis has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 24 times between 2002 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $414,426.10 in 2024. 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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Name	Salary
Claudia Emerson	$498,075.21
David Farrar	$483,140.15
Salim Yusuf	$451,950.05
Mohit Bhandari	$448,461.52
Gregory Steinberg	$433,038.02
Mick Bhatia	$430,325.45
Gerard Wright	$412,681.07
James Mackillop	$408,842.07
John Kelton	$408,283.56
Karen Mossman	$403,510.39

Top earning Professors in Ontario

Name	Salary	Employer
Timothy Snyder University Of Toronto	$509,014.02	University Of Toronto
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Paul Beamish University Of Western Ontario	$401,974.06	University Of Western Ontario
James Rush University Of Waterloo	$400,000.08	University Of Waterloo
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Steve Fortin University Of Waterloo	$390,915.27	University Of Waterloo
Guy Holburn University Of Western Ontario	$390,775.20	University Of Western Ontario

Other employees at McMaster University

Name	Position	Salary
Thomas Doyle Associate Professor	Associate Professor	$271,635.65
Mark Crowther Professor	Professor	$271,509.70
Eric Sawyer Professor	Professor	$270,544.53
Karin Neufeld Professor	Professor	$269,367.91
Sukhvinder Obhi Professor / Associate Vice-President	Professor / Associate Vice-President	$269,322.02
Vivian Lewis University Librarian	University Librarian	$267,043.10
Trevor William Chamberlain Professor	Professor	$266,757.59
Niko Hildebrandt Professor	Professor	$266,075.12
Matheus Da Rocha Grasselli Deputy Provost / Professor	Deputy Provost / Professor	$265,178.30
Jason Walter Busse Professor	Professor	$264,766.08