Megan Burkett

$174,127.80asSenior Legal Counsel

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2018 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Senior Legal Counsel
$174,127.80
$12,012.06
6.92%
2024
Senior Legal Counsel
$162,860.76
$10,926.60
3.52%
2023
Legal Counsel
$157,320.64
$10,425.03
2.09%
2022
Legal Counsel
$154,103.71
$9,946.29
3.33%
2021
Legal Counsel
$149,144.08
$9,813.14
1.35%
2020
Legal Counsel, Labour and Employment
$147,153.81
$10,255.38
7.32%
2019
Legal Counsel, Labour and Employment
$137,110.98
$9,273.11
3.22%
2018
Legal Counsel, Labour and Employment
$132,839.90
$8,556.12

Megan Burkett, Senior Legal Counsel at McMaster University, earned a disclosed salary of $174,127.80 in 2025 on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 6.92% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Megan Burkett has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 8 times between 2018 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $174,127.80 in 2025. In addition to salary, $12,012.06 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
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Other employees at McMaster University

NameSalary
Alina Sajed
Associate Professor
$174,726.56
Jennifer Bauman
Associate Professor
$174,503.87
Robby (Antonius Rj) Nieuwlaat
Associate Professor
$174,387.03
Chris Malcolmson
Health Physicist / Sessional Faculty / Director, Health Physics
$174,315.50
Romina Brignardello
Associate Professor
$174,264.86
Ellen Louise Lipman
Professor
$174,120.30
Fei Geng
Associate Professor / Program Chair
$173,957.61
Pavithra Balaji
Assistant Professor
$173,834.86
John F Valliant
Professor
$173,794.98
Clifton Van Der Linden
Associate Professor / Director
$173,725.10