Julia Abelson

$225,992.73asProfessor

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
$225,992.73
$517.20
4.91%
2024
Professor
$215,420.42
$517.20
7.44%
2023
Professor
$200,499.23
$501.36
10.1%
2022
Professor
$223,027.06
$449.20
9.3%
2021
Professor
$204,054.58
$392.40
2.89%
2020
Professor
$198,330.63
$347.95
2.76%
2019
Professor
$193,002.68
$272.16
3.19%
2018
Professor
$187,034.25
$217.68
4.54%
2017
Professor
$178,913.15
$227.13
4.65%
2016
Professor
$170,970.76
$227.15
1.13%
2015
Professor
$169,063.92
$194.46
8.65%
2014
Professor
$155,601.73
$174.72
2.59%
2013
Professor
$151,679.05
$174.72
10.62%
2012
Professor
$137,122.43
$174.72
2.98%
2011
Professor
$141,331.29
$194.04
4.06%
2010
Professor
$147,311.67
$213.36
5.27%
2009
Associate Professor
$139,941.67
$233.79
13.53%
2007
Director/Associate Professor
$123,265.62
$283.70
16.14%
2006
Director & Associate Professor
$106,134.14
$293.20

In 2025, Julia Abelson received a salary of $225,992.73 working as Professor at McMaster University, as disclosed on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 4.91% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Julia Abelson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 19 times between 2006 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $225,992.73 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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$509,014.02
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$390,915.27
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$390,775.20

Other employees at McMaster University

NameSalary
Amir Akbari
Associate Professor / Area Chair
$226,521.70
Gregory Robert Wohl
Associate Professor / Department Chair
$226,483.80
Tina Fetner
Professor / Department Chair
$226,472.70
Jianping Xu
Professor
$226,425.88
Leyla Soleymani
Professor / Associate Vice-President
$226,290.42
Jeffery Donaldson
Professor
$225,755.37
Chang Qing Xu
Professor
$225,659.06
Radhey Shyam Gupta
Professor
$225,422.60
Karen Lynn Bird
Professor
$225,291.74
Stephanie Springgay
Professor / Director
$225,082.62