Mel Rutherford

$247,571.52asProfessor / Department Chair+1.41%

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

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Position

Professor / Department Chair

Employer

McMaster University

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2012 to 2025.

Year	Position	Salary	Benefits	Performance
2025	Professor / Department Chair	$247,571.52	$517.20	1.41%
2024	Department Chair / Professor	$244,135.88	$517.20	3.01%
2023	Department Chair / Professor	$237,010.59	$501.36	6.8%
2022	Department Chair / Professor	$221,910.36	$449.20	9.32%
2021	Professor / Department Chair	$202,987.36	$392.40	10.03%
2020	Professor	$184,485.14	$347.95	2.9%
2019	Professor	$179,294.44	$272.16	3.47%
2018	Professor	$173,277.13	$217.68	3.85%
2017	Professor	$166,856.69	$227.13	4.08%
2016	Professor	$160,316.32	$227.15	2.21%
2015	Professor	$156,844.76	$172.62	8.75%
2014	Professor / Associate Chair	$144,219.39	$174.72	4.63%
2013	Professor/Associate Chair	$137,843.25	$174.72	4.81%
2012	Associate Professor	$131,523.50	$174.72	—

In 2025, Mel Rutherford received a salary of $247,571.52 working as Professor / Department Chair at McMaster University, as disclosed on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 1.41% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Mel Rutherford has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 14 times between 2012 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $247,571.52 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.

Top earning Professor / Department Chairs in McMaster University

Name	Salary
William Michael Farmer	$254,412.94
Mel Rutherford	$247,571.52
Alison Sills	$245,886.92
Ana Regina Campos	$242,245.00
Hatem Zurob	$239,122.54
Mohamed Bakr	$238,476.21
Richard Paige	$237,875.80
Giuseppe Melacini	$235,604.61
Paula Gardner	$234,769.57
Bartosz Protas	$234,748.06

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Name	Position	Salary
Josip Zic Director, Health Physics / Sessional Faculty	Director, Health Physics / Sessional Faculty	$248,597.86
Gillian Ruth Goward Professor / Associate Dean	Professor / Associate Dean	$248,590.46
Jon Barrett Professor	Professor	$248,588.99
Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan Professor	Professor	$248,017.92
Kevin Veenstra Associate Professor	Associate Professor	$247,960.49
Sigal Balshine Professor / Associate Chair	Professor / Associate Chair	$247,149.89
Stephanie Atkinson Professor	Professor	$246,601.95
Manish Kacker Associate Professor	Associate Professor	$246,548.32
Bruce Charles Wainman Professor	Professor	$246,459.90
Bradd Hart Professor	Professor	$246,209.66