Ken Cruikshank

$140,048.76asProfessor

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2007 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Professor
$140,048.76
$258.60
44.6%
2024
Professor
$252,813.76
$517.20
2.64%
2023
Professor
$259,681.66
$501.36
1.78%
2022
Professor
$255,151.84
$449.20
6.45%
2021
Professor
$239,681.39
$392.40
3.27%
2020
Professor
$247,787.72
$347.95
2.55%
2019
Professor / Dean
$241,615.25
$272.16
3.85%
2018
Professor/Dean
$232,656.84
$217.68
3.87%
2017
Professor / Dean
$223,995.07
$227.13
4.13%
2016
Professor / Dean
$215,117.80
$227.15
0.73%
2015
Professor/Dean
$213,557.41
$194.46
8.13%
2014
Professor / Dean
$197,506.71
$174.72
10.72%
2013
Associate Professor/Dean
$178,388.35
$174.72
16.11%
2012
Associate Professor
$153,632.30
$174.72
2.8%
2011
Associate Professor
$149,454.39
$194.04
3.69%
2010
Associate Professor/Department Chair
$144,138.50
$213.36
6.64%
2009
Associate Professor/Department Chair
$135,167.16
$233.79
7.58%
2008
Associate Professor/Department Chair
$125,640.86
$3,871.55
7.45%
2007
Chair/Associate Professor
$116,929.26
$283.70

In 2025, Ken Cruikshank received a salary of $140,048.76 working as Professor at McMaster University, as disclosed on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 44.6% decrease from the previous year's reported salary. Ken Cruikshank has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 19 times between 2007 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $259,681.66 in 2023. In addition to salary, $258.60 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
Joseph Okeme
Assistant Professor
$140,607.14
Bernadette Belan
Senior Associate Registrar, Scheduling and Exams
$140,385.24
Marzena Kielar
Senior Manager, Information Technology
$140,184.37
Diana Danescu
Director, Research Finance and Admin
$140,146.80
Michelle Hunter
Manager
$140,146.26
Dilyana Mincheva
Associate Professor
$139,832.90
Gita Wahi
Associate Professor
$139,567.58
Jeremy Walsh
Assistant Professor
$139,405.81
John Agzarian
Associate Professor
$139,353.96
Michael Diggins
Senior Manager, Information Technology
$139,286.11