Vanessa Watts

$190,185.61asAssociate Professor / Department Chair

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2017 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Associate Professor / Department Chair
$190,185.61
$517.20
9.87%
2024
Associate Professor
$173,096.41
$517.20
4.36%
2023
Assistant Professor
$165,861.13
$501.36
1.88%
2022
Assistant Professor
$162,803.24
$449.20
28.17%
2020
Assistant Professor
$127,019.13
$2,622.72
0.45%
2019
Director / Assistant Professor
$127,591.71
$4,986.66
11.4%
2018
Assistant Professor/Director
$114,536.29
$4,501.82
13.13%
2017
Lecturer / Director
$101,241.98
$216.42

The Ontario Sunshine List reports that Vanessa Watts was paid $190,185.61 in 2025 as Associate Professor / Department Chair at McMaster University. This represents a 9.87% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Vanessa Watts has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 8 times between 2017 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $190,185.61 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.

Top earning Associate Professor / Department Chairs in McMaster University

NameSalary
Marc-Andre Letendre$237,793.28
Gregory Robert Wohl$226,483.80
Robert Innes$218,468.40
Celia Elaine Rothenberg$217,232.46
Martin Beckmann$199,491.49
Vanessa Watts$190,185.61
Mark Johnstone$189,205.20
Andrew Roddick$187,746.69
Jacob Nease$180,291.69
Wendy D'Angelo$179,359.04

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NameSalary
Ayesha Khan
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$190,906.84
Amy Palma
Assistant Professor
$190,854.67
David Lozinski
Associate Professor
$190,843.78
Lauren Griffith
Professor
$190,796.41
Marla Beauchamp
Associate Professor / Director
$190,638.96
Gillian Earle
Director, Strategic Communications and Digital Engagement
$190,138.02
Gregory Flynn
Assistant Professor / Director
$189,843.89
David Feinberg
Professor / Associate Chair
$189,648.93
Krista Howarth
Assistant Professor / Associate Chair
$189,482.10
Yingnan Zhao
Assistant Professor
$189,216.78