Simon Day

$131,618.84asSenior Principal Research Engineer

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2016 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Senior Principal Research Engineer
$131,618.84
$344.64
10.9%
2024
Senior Principal Research Engineer
$118,684.65
$344.64
1.34%
2023
Senior Principal Research Engineer
$120,298.51
$332.85
6.44%
2022
Senior Principal Research Engineer
$113,020.46
$297.81
0.41%
2021
Senior Principal Research Engineer
$112,561.03
$260.28
2.61%
2020
Senior Principal Research Engineer
$109,694.36
$231.93
4.89%
2019
Senior Principal Research Engineer
$104,579.69
$217.68
0.49%
2018
Senior Principal Research Engineer
$104,069.80
$217.68
1.84%
2017
Senior Principal Research Engineer
$102,184.92
$227.13
0.15%
2016
Senior Principal Research Engineer
$102,026.92
$228.58

Simon Day earned $131,618.84 as Senior Principal Research Engineer at McMaster University in 2025, according to the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 10.9% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Simon Day has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 10 times between 2016 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $131,618.84 in 2025. In addition to salary, $344.64 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. McMaster University reports under the Universities sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

Top earning Senior Principal Research Engineers in McMaster University

NameSalary
Simon Day$131,618.84
Carlos Jose Goncalves Vidal$128,428.00
Brady Semple$121,998.88
Kevin Lytwyn$111,798.40
Fabricio Alvares Machado$101,250.17

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