Peter Keir

$227,172.45asProfessor / Associate Chair

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2007 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Professor / Associate Chair
$227,172.45
$2,854.94
5.27%
2024
Associate Chair / Professor
$215,803.16
$2,707.52
16.01%
2023
Professor
$186,026.73
$2,805.86
9.04%
2022
Associate Chair / Professor
$204,516.42
$2,880.45
2.97%
2021
Professor / Associate Chair
$198,621.76
$2,787.72
4.45%
2020
Professor / Associate Chair
$190,152.28
$2,674.51
8.14%
2019
Professor
$175,840.22
$2,644.11
0.08%
2018
Professor
$175,980.09
$217.68
3.56%
2017
Professor
$169,933.92
$227.13
4.12%
2016
Professor
$163,202.38
$227.15
6.2%
2015
Professor
$153,668.38
$194.46
3.71%
2014
Professor
$148,173.52
$174.72
3.8%
2013
Associate Professor
$142,749.50
$174.72
3.95%
2012
Associate Professor
$137,330.80
$174.72
4.77%
2011
Associate Professor
$131,075.25
$194.04
5.38%
2010
Associate Professor
$124,382.63
$213.36
5.67%
2009
Associate Professor
$117,711.16
$233.79
5.99%
2008
Associate Professor
$111,059.35
$271.55
6.26%
2007
Assistant Professor
$104,513.10
$283.70

Peter Keir, Professor / Associate Chair at McMaster University, earned a disclosed salary of $227,172.45 in 2025 on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 5.27% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Peter Keir has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 19 times between 2007 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $227,172.45 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.

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NameSalary
Ian Bruce
Professor
$227,751.90
Michael Hartmann
Professor / Instructor
$227,722.16
William Hanley
Professor
$227,595.56
Darren Scott
Professor
$227,357.45
Liyakat Takim
Professor
$227,239.78
Todd Ryan Hoare
Professor / Associate Chair
$226,887.86
Elizabeth Weretilnyk
Professor
$226,848.10
Michael Noseworthy
Professor
$226,796.95
Bhagwati Gupta
Professor
$226,790.79
Steven Bray
Professor / Department Chair
$226,640.20