Margaret Fahnestock

$236,353.73asProfessor-0.33%

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

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Position

Professor

Employer

McMaster University

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2002 to 2025.

Year	Position	Salary	Benefits	Performance
2025	Professor	$236,353.73	—	0.33%
2024	Professor	$237,145.25	—	2.5%
2023	Professor	$231,349.98	—	2.22%
2022	Professor	$226,322.64	—	2.44%
2021	Professor	$220,934.91	$475.42	2.81%
2020	Professor	$214,896.45	$462.21	2.69%
2019	Professor	$209,259.70	$435.36	2.89%
2018	Professor	$203,373.93	$435.36	3.1%
2017	Professor	$197,258.75	$454.80	3.15%
2016	Professor	$191,235.54	$466.48	0.76%
2015	Professor	$189,793.72	$395.54	8.26%
2014	Professor	$175,314.53	$354.24	2.4%
2013	Professor	$171,197.40	$354.24	2.84%
2012	Professor	$166,475.85	$354.24	3.6%
2011	Professor	$160,693.65	$390.93	29.33%
2010	Professor	$124,251.72	$427.68	15.81%
2009	Professor	$147,576.44	$468.27	5%
2008	Professor	$140,549.50	$543.39	5.78%
2007	Professor	$132,872.88	$568.26	6.27%
2006	Professor	$125,037.60	$592.68	4.92%
2005	Professor	$119,175.90	$590.68	5.18%
2004	Professor	$113,307.48	$575.64	5.77%
2003	Professor	$107,126.34	$679.00	6.1%
2002	Associate Professor	$100,964.10	$758.44	—

Margaret Fahnestock, Professor at McMaster University, earned a disclosed salary of $236,353.73 in 2025 on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 0.33% decrease from the previous year's reported salary. Margaret Fahnestock has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 24 times between 2002 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $237,145.25 in 2024. McMaster University reports under the Universities sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

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Other employees at McMaster University

Name	Position	Salary
J Michael Waddington Professor	Professor	$237,209.72
Thia Kirubarajan Professor	Professor	$236,986.32
Terence Flynn Associate Professor	Associate Professor	$236,903.91
Amiram Jacob Gafni Professor	Professor	$236,614.76
Paul Ayers Professor	Professor	$236,544.11
Baniyelme Zoogah Professor / Area Chair	Professor / Area Chair	$236,247.19
David Novog Professor	Professor	$236,245.31
Miroslav Lovric Professor	Professor	$236,194.55
Cameron Churchill Assistant Professor / Program Chair / Director / Director, Experiential Learning	Assistant Professor / Program Chair / Director / Director, Experiential Learning	$235,924.08
Megan B Brickley Professor	Professor	$235,839.71