Risa Kaida

$161,292.04asAssociate Professor

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2018 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Associate Professor
$161,292.04
$517.20
7.42%
2024
Associate Professor
$150,146.33
$513.84
5.74%
2023
Associate Professor
$141,991.96
$480.16
3.53%
2022
Associate Professor / Director
$137,147.96
$415.56
8.35%
2021
Associate Professor
$126,573.11
$334.00
13.23%
2019
Assistant Professor
$111,780.76
$235.20
6.27%
2018
Assistant Professor
$105,186.51
$217.68

Risa Kaida, Associate Professor at McMaster University, earned a disclosed salary of $161,292.04 in 2025 on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 7.42% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Risa Kaida has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 7 times between 2018 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $161,292.04 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
Silvie Tanu Halim
Assistant Professor
$161,876.52
Ragini Gina Agarwal
Professor
$161,752.60
Robert Cockcroft
Associate Professor
$161,748.32
David Cano Tinoco
Director, Sustainability
$161,740.42
Mara Giannotti
Executive Director
$161,424.42
Zhong Li
Associate Professor / Associate Chair
$161,187.92
James Leung
Associate Professor / Standardized Patient II
$161,051.07
Zachary Fisher
Director Of Retail Operations
$160,796.80
Robert Jr Pasuta
Reactor Manager
$160,783.76
Alice Pinheiro Walla
Associate Professor
$160,549.32