Lucian Balan

$196,010.97asAssistant Professor

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2012 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Assistant Professor
$196,010.97
$517.20
0.66%
2024
Assistant Professor
$197,308.65
$517.20
8.3%
2023
Assistant Professor
$182,181.65
$501.36
1.26%
2022
Assistant Professor
$179,923.28
$449.20
2.39%
2021
Assistant Professor
$175,724.21
$392.40
4.14%
2020
Assistant Professor
$183,318.35
$346.82
9.2%
2019
Assistant Professor
$167,879.46
$271.08
1.82%
2018
Assistant Professor
$164,871.60
$217.68
8.2%
2017
Assistant Professor
$152,375.88
$227.13
5.66%
2016
Assistant Professor
$144,219.21
$227.15
6.78%
2015
Assistant Professor
$154,702.15
$194.46
17.79%
2014
Assistant Professor
$131,341.43
$174.72
24.55%
2013
Assistant Professor
$105,452.25
$172.08
3.79%
2012
Assistant Professor
$101,597.30
$163.20

Lucian Balan earned $196,010.97 as Assistant Professor at McMaster University in 2025, according to the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 0.66% decrease from the previous year's reported salary. Lucian Balan has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 14 times between 2012 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $197,308.65 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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NameSalary
Kirsten Culver$216,307.93
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Shane Saunderson$214,467.80
William Huggins$214,276.19
Rui Duan$211,922.19
Muhammad Alam$207,352.46
Qian Yang$206,630.88
Luc Bernier$204,449.29
Jin Wang$204,103.19

Top earning Assistant Professors in Ontario

NameSalary
University Of Toronto
$371,399.46
Queen's University
$362,595.78
York University
$309,880.82
University Of Toronto
$293,315.04
University Of Waterloo
$283,884.57
University Of Waterloo
$283,786.57
York University
$280,621.88
York University
$280,621.88
University Of Western Ontario
$279,703.60
University Of Toronto
$272,286.00

Other employees at McMaster University

NameSalary
Yaqin Hu
Assistant Professor
$196,360.95
Karen Robson
Professor / Department Chair
$196,253.32
Sameer Parpia
Associate Professor
$196,246.48
Duncan O'Dell
Professor / Associate Chair
$196,167.36
Despina Joanne Nifakis
Clinic Director
$196,079.39
Joseph Sokalski
Associate Professor
$195,998.78
Bridget O'Shaughnessy
Associate Professor
$195,899.44
Colin George
Chief Risk Officer
$195,863.38
Cheryl Quenneville
Professor / Associate Chair
$195,811.86
Behrouz Bakhtiari
Assistant Professor / Director
$195,789.63