Nicholas Leyland

$108,347.36asProfessor-32.3%

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 2011 to 2025.

Year	Position	Salary	Benefits	Performance
2025	Professor	$108,347.36	—	32.3%
2024	Professor	$160,041.08	$172.40	38.23%
2023	Professor	$259,080.98	$501.36	9.71%
2022	Professor	$286,949.42	$449.20	3.29%
2021	Professor	$296,714.22	$306.96	14.78%
2020	Professor / Department Chair	$348,157.02	$231.93	0.52%
2019	Professor	$346,342.73	$217.68	4.78%
2018	Professor	$330,542.19	$217.68	10.77%
2017	Professor	$298,415.85	$227.13	13.32%
2016	Professor	$344,265.02	$227.15	49.64%
2015	Professor/Department Chair	$230,054.83	$194.46	2.71%
2014	Professor / Department Chair	$236,462.31	$174.72	9.61%
2013	Professor/Department Chair	$215,730.01	$174.72	13.7%
2012	Professor/Department Chair	$189,737.10	$174.72	5.62%
2011	Professor/Department Chair	$179,633.95	$194.04	—

Nicholas Leyland earned $108,347.36 as Professor at McMaster University in 2025, according to the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 32.3% decrease from the previous year's reported salary. Nicholas Leyland has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 15 times between 2011 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $348,157.02 in 2020. 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
Brenda Woodhouse Manager, Finance	Manager, Finance	$108,587.59
Tammy Maikawa Academic Department Manager II	Academic Department Manager II	$108,570.72
Vaneet Singla Systems Integration Specialist	Systems Integration Specialist	$108,440.85
Mahnoor Mapara Manager, Finance	Manager, Finance	$108,417.90
David Tucker Associate Vice-President Research Nuclear	Associate Vice-President Research Nuclear	$108,385.13
Meera Luthra Professor	Professor	$108,327.89
James Lally Research Associate (I)	Research Associate (I)	$108,313.54
Mark Russom Lead Business Systems	Lead Business Systems	$108,311.65
Cheryl Crocker Manager, Communications and Strategic Initiatives	Manager, Communications and Strategic Initiatives	$108,176.94
Robert Ritsma Systems Integration Specialist	Systems Integration Specialist	$108,124.82