Pavithra Balaji
$173,834.86asAssistant Professor+6.96%
Employed by McMaster University in 2025, according to Government of Ontario public salary records.
Salary Information
Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2024 to 2025.
The Ontario Sunshine List reports that Pavithra Balaji was paid $173,834.86 in 2025 as Assistant Professor at McMaster University. This represents a 6.96% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Pavithra Balaji has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 2 times between 2024 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $173,834.86 in 2025. In addition to salary, $2,854.94 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. McMaster University reports under the Universities sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.
Top earning Assistant Professors in McMaster University
| Name | Salary |
|---|---|
| Kirsten Culver | $216,307.93 |
| Ken Li | $215,415.13 |
| Eric Bentzen-Bilkvist | $214,622.46 |
| Shane Saunderson | $214,467.80 |
| William Huggins | $214,276.19 |
| Rui Duan | $211,922.19 |
| Muhammad Alam | $207,352.46 |
| Qian Yang | $206,630.88 |
| Luc Bernier | $204,449.29 |
| Jin Wang | $204,103.19 |
Top earning Assistant Professors in Ontario
| Name | Salary | Employer |
|---|---|---|
University Of Toronto | $371,399.46 | University Of Toronto |
Queen's University | $362,595.78 | Queen's University |
York University | $309,880.82 | York University |
University Of Toronto | $293,315.04 | University Of Toronto |
University Of Waterloo | $283,884.57 | University Of Waterloo |
University Of Waterloo | $283,786.57 | University Of Waterloo |
York University | $280,621.88 | York University |
York University | $280,621.88 | York University |
University Of Western Ontario | $279,703.60 | University Of Western Ontario |
University Of Toronto | $272,286.00 | University Of Toronto |
Other employees at McMaster University
| Name | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Malcolmson Health Physicist / Sessional Faculty / Director, Health Physics | Health Physicist / Sessional Faculty / Director, Health Physics | $174,315.50 |
| Romina Brignardello Associate Professor | Associate Professor | $174,264.86 |
| Megan Burkett Senior Legal Counsel | Senior Legal Counsel | $174,127.80 |
| Ellen Louise Lipman Professor | Professor | $174,120.30 |
| Fei Geng Associate Professor / Program Chair | Associate Professor / Program Chair | $173,957.61 |
| John F Valliant Professor | Professor | $173,794.98 |
| Clifton Van Der Linden Associate Professor / Director | Associate Professor / Director | $173,725.10 |
| Hari Kunduri Associate Professor / Associate Chair | Associate Professor / Associate Chair | $173,559.18 |
| Berk Gorgulu Assistant Professor | Assistant Professor | $173,351.38 |
| Nikol Piskuric Associate Professor / Associate Chair | Associate Professor / Associate Chair | $173,210.38 |