Nick Bontis

$271,743.47asAssociate Professor / Area Chair+1.31%

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

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Position

Associate Professor / Area Chair

Employer

McMaster University

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2004 to 2025.

Year	Position	Salary	Benefits	Performance
2025	Associate Professor / Area Chair	$271,743.47	$517.20	1.31%
2024	Area Chair / Associate Professor	$268,222.93	$517.20	8.4%
2023	Area Chair / Associate Professor	$247,430.76	$501.36	4.03%
2022	Area Chair / Associate Professor	$237,850.91	$449.20	3.07%
2021	Associate Professor / Area Chair	$230,769.38	$392.40	0.9%
2020	Associate Professor / Area Chair	$232,859.98	$347.95	2.95%
2019	Associate Professor / Area Chair	$226,194.43	$272.16	5.45%
2018	Associate Professor/Area Chair	$214,503.38	$217.68	4.82%
2017	Associate Professor / Area Chair	$225,375.10	$227.13	6.1%
2016	Associate Professor / Area Chair	$212,413.25	$227.15	12.33%
2015	Associate Professor/Area Chair	$189,096.10	$194.46	6.69%
2014	Associate Professor / Area Chair	$177,242.39	$174.72	10.06%
2013	Associate Professor/Area Chair	$161,046.16	$174.72	3.34%
2012	Associate Professor	$155,843.27	$174.72	1.88%
2011	Associate Professor/Director	$158,823.67	$194.04	0.14%
2010	Associate Professor/Director	$159,046.54	$213.36	4.33%
2009	Associate Professor/Director	$152,451.88	$233.79	5.76%
2008	Associate Professor/Director	$144,143.91	$271.55	4.78%
2007	Director/Associate Professor	$137,571.44	$283.70	8.39%
2006	Director & Associate Professor	$126,916.80	$294.72	8.08%
2005	Associate Professor	$117,423.78	$295.44	1.48%
2004	Assoc. Professor	$115,714.54	$278.94	—

Nick Bontis earned $271,743.47 as Associate Professor / Area Chair at McMaster University in 2025, according to the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 1.31% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Nick Bontis has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 22 times between 2004 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $271,743.47 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 Associate Professor / Area Chairs in McMaster University

Name	Salary
Marvin George Ryder	$286,941.69
Nick Bontis	$271,743.47
Mandeep S Malik	$250,785.81
Ruhai Wu	$242,196.06
Amir Akbari	$226,521.70
Jenna Evans	$208,019.94

Other employees at McMaster University

Name	Position	Salary
Richard Whitlock Professor	Professor	$273,370.48
Elkafi Hassini Professor / Associate Dean	Professor / Associate Dean	$273,359.77
Lorraine York Professor	Professor	$273,144.42
Yair Berson Professor / Distinguished Research Professor	Professor / Distinguished Research Professor	$272,640.72
Michael Robert Veall Professor / Director	Professor / Director	$272,526.60
Manish Verma Associate Professor / Associate Dean / Director	Associate Professor / Associate Dean / Director	$271,652.20
Thomas Doyle Associate Professor	Associate Professor	$271,635.65
Mark Crowther Professor	Professor	$271,509.70
Eric Sawyer Professor	Professor	$270,544.53
Karin Neufeld Professor	Professor	$269,367.91