Melinda Gough

$213,237.92asProfessor

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2010 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Professor
$213,237.92
$517.20
5.59%
2024
Professor
$201,941.16
$517.20
3.42%
2023
Professor
$195,267.25
$501.36
1.98%
2022
Professor
$191,472.17
$449.20
3.45%
2021
Professor / Director
$185,082.37
$392.40
6.21%
2020
Professor / Associate Professor
$174,256.26
$347.95
10.17%
2019
Associate Professor
$158,171.13
$272.16
0.83%
2018
Associate Professor
$159,489.59
$217.68
9.45%
2017
Associate Professor
$145,713.49
$227.13
0.81%
2016
Associate Professor
$146,908.01
$227.15
2.42%
2015
Associate Professor
$143,430.31
$194.46
10.48%
2014
Associate Professor
$129,828.93
$174.72
11.66%
2013
Associate Professor
$116,275.49
$174.72
2.16%
2012
Associate Professor
$113,815.14
$174.72
4.06%
2011
Associate Professor
$109,371.01
$194.04
4.44%
2010
Associate Professor
$104,724.13
$213.36

The Ontario Sunshine List reports that Melinda Gough was paid $213,237.92 in 2025 as Professor at McMaster University. This represents a 5.59% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Melinda Gough has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 16 times between 2010 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $213,237.92 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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Other employees at McMaster University

NameSalary
Raja Ghosh
Professor
$213,475.51
Christina Sinding
Professor
$213,433.84
Meena Andiappan
Associate Professor
$213,389.51
Brenda Vrkljan
Professor
$213,309.05
Patricia Chia-Ying Liaw
Professor
$213,281.45
Eduard Gordon Reinhardt
Professor / Associate Director
$213,142.91
Ka Ming (Timber) Yuen
Associate Professor
$212,975.09
Jean-Eric Tarride
Professor
$212,764.24
Marshall Beier
Professor
$212,730.70
Daniel Goldreich
Associate Professor
$212,685.20