Karen Robson

$196,253.32asProfessor / Department Chair

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2017 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Professor / Department Chair
$196,253.32
$517.20
0.93%
2024
Department Chair / Professor
$194,449.48
$517.20
6.39%
2023
Professor
$182,771.29
$501.36
3.65%
2022
Associate Professor
$176,338.58
$449.20
9.43%
2021
Associate Professor
$161,137.18
$392.40
4.45%
2020
Associate Professor
$154,268.33
$347.95
0.93%
2019
Associate Professor
$155,717.25
$272.16
4.45%
2018
Associate Professor
$149,081.79
$217.68
4.53%
2017
Associate Professor
$142,623.91
$227.13

The Ontario Sunshine List reports that Karen Robson was paid $196,253.32 in 2025 as Professor / Department Chair at McMaster University. This represents a 0.93% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Karen Robson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 9 times between 2017 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $196,253.32 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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Other employees at McMaster University

NameSalary
Adeel Mahmood
Assistant Professor
$196,784.65
Robert Hamilton
Professor
$196,762.31
Kim Jones
Associate Professor
$196,690.93
Kristina Llewellyn
Professor
$196,581.40
Yaqin Hu
Assistant Professor
$196,360.95
Sameer Parpia
Associate Professor
$196,246.48
Duncan O'Dell
Professor / Associate Chair
$196,167.36
Despina Joanne Nifakis
Clinic Director
$196,079.39
Lucian Balan
Assistant Professor
$196,010.97
Joseph Sokalski
Associate Professor
$195,998.78