Karen Balcom

$205,689.56asAssociate Professor

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2011 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Associate Professor
$205,689.56
$517.20
0.92%
2024
Associate Professor
$203,811.94
$517.20
8.53%
2023
Associate Professor
$187,789.16
$501.36
1.25%
2022
Associate Professor
$190,170.25
$449.20
6.74%
2021
Associate Professor
$178,168.09
$392.40
12.88%
2020
Associate Professor
$157,843.72
$347.95
0.99%
2019
Associate Professor
$159,423.94
$272.16
4.65%
2018
Associate Professor
$152,341.41
$217.68
10.13%
2017
Associate Professor
$138,324.68
$227.13
0.38%
2016
Associate Professor
$138,858.98
$227.15
2.8%
2015
Associate Professor
$135,082.63
$194.46
4.78%
2014
Associate Professor
$128,915.64
$174.72
17.34%
2013
Associate Professor
$109,866.03
$174.72
1.34%
2012
Associate Professor
$108,408.40
$174.72
6.83%
2011
Associate Professor
$101,481.05
$192.84

In 2025, Karen Balcom received a salary of $205,689.56 working as Associate Professor at McMaster University, as disclosed on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 0.92% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Karen Balcom has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 15 times between 2011 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $205,689.56 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.

Top earning Associate Professors in McMaster University

NameSalary
Anna Danielova$291,126.69
Daniel Cordovani$287,222.62
Thomas Doyle$271,635.65
Emad Mohammad$260,076.39
Leslie Martin$251,749.26
Teal Mcateer$251,285.53
Robert Whyte$250,536.44
Kevin Veenstra$247,960.49
Manish Kacker$246,548.32
Rita Cossa$239,510.94

Top earning Associate Professors in Ontario

NameSalary
University Of Waterloo
$382,259.63
Toronto Metropolitan University
$376,535.18
University Of Toronto
$337,603.54
York University
$334,650.64
University Of Western Ontario
$334,433.40
University Of Waterloo
$327,153.43
University Of Waterloo
$326,571.19
University Of Western Ontario
$320,293.82
Toronto Metropolitan University
$319,358.58
$318,066.28

Other employees at McMaster University

NameSalary
Felicia Vulcu
Associate Professor
$206,207.25
Yaser Haddara
Associate Professor
$206,205.68
Darren Bridgewater
Associate Professor
$206,175.44
James Wadsley
Professor
$205,784.43
Xu-Dong Zhu
Professor
$205,735.02
Deda Gillespie
Associate Professor
$205,613.48
Joanna Wilson
Professor / Associate Chair
$205,510.02
Glen Crossley
Assistant Director, Business Development and Intellectual Property / Sessional Faculty
$205,491.39
Yanqiu Rachel Zhou
Professor / Director
$205,311.48
Yun Zhou
Associate Professor
$205,078.92