Lyn Turkstra

$227,974.22asProfessor

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
$227,974.22
$517.20
12.12%
2024
Professor
$203,323.06
$517.20
3.63%
2023
Professor
$196,199.67
$501.36
5.61%
2022
Professor
$185,776.50
$449.20
2.19%
2021
Professor
$181,789.37
$392.40
2.84%
2020
Professor
$176,761.64
$347.95
3.49%
2019
Professor
$170,794.68
$272.16
4.2%
2018
Professor
$163,916.87
$217.68
4.35%
2017
Professor
$157,082.38
$227.13

Lyn Turkstra, Professor at McMaster University, earned a disclosed salary of $227,974.22 in 2025 on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 12.12% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Lyn Turkstra has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 9 times between 2017 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $227,974.22 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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NameSalary
Tony Porter
Professor
$229,054.39
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Professor / Associate Chair
$228,999.11
Heather Colwell
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$228,515.46
Sarah Wojkowski
Professor
$228,415.62
James Cotton
Professor
$227,978.43
Ian Bruce
Professor
$227,751.90
Michael Hartmann
Professor / Instructor
$227,722.16
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