Rita Cossa

$239,510.94asAssociate Professor

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
Associate Professor
$239,510.94
$517.20
4.41%
2024
Associate Professor
$229,386.13
$517.20
6.04%
2023
Associate Professor
$244,131.76
$501.36
3.12%
2022
Associate Professor
$236,746.67
$449.20
7.45%
2021
Associate Professor
$255,806.07
$392.40
17.24%
2020
Associate Professor
$218,197.54
$447.95
5.84%
2019
Assistant Professor
$231,734.38
$272.16
11.96%
2018
Assistant Professor
$206,983.17
$217.68
3.1%
2017
Assistant Professor
$200,750.89
$227.13
23.49%
2016
Assistant Professor
$162,568.19
$227.15
2.2%
2015
Assistant Professor
$159,074.15
$194.46
2.09%
2014
Assistant Professor
$155,810.51
$174.72
0.14%
2013
Assistant Professor
$155,588.36
$174.72
1.33%
2012
Assistant Professor
$157,686.40
$174.72
23.4%
2011
Assistant Professor
$127,780.95
$194.04
7.62%
2008
Lecturer
$118,732.33
$265.97
15.09%
2007
Lecturer
$103,168.98
$260.93

In 2025, Rita Cossa received a salary of $239,510.94 working as Associate Professor at McMaster University, as disclosed on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 4.41% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Rita Cossa has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 17 times between 2007 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $255,806.07 in 2021. 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 Professors in McMaster University

NameSalary
Anna Danielova$291,126.69
Daniel Cordovani$287,222.62
Thomas Doyle$271,635.65
Emad Mohammad$260,076.39
Leslie Martin$251,749.26
Teal Mcateer$251,285.53
Robert Whyte$250,536.44
Kevin Veenstra$247,960.49
Manish Kacker$246,548.32
Rita Cossa$239,510.94

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NameSalary
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$382,259.63
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$376,535.18
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$337,603.54
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$334,650.64
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$334,433.40
University Of Waterloo
$327,153.43
University Of Waterloo
$326,571.19
University Of Western Ontario
$320,293.82
Toronto Metropolitan University
$319,358.58
$318,066.28

Other employees at McMaster University

NameSalary
Kari Dalnoki-Veress
Professor / Associate Chair
$240,617.52
Blaise Bourdin
Professor / Director
$240,456.05
Victor Satzewich
Professor
$240,365.67
Lia Bronsard
Professor
$240,261.94
An-Chang Shi
Professor
$239,566.78
Graeme Luke
Professor
$239,211.52
Martin George Von Mohrenschildt
Associate Professor
$239,136.63
Hatem Zurob
Professor / Department Chair
$239,122.54
Young Ki Shin
Professor
$238,682.74
Louis Schmidt
Professor
$238,612.73