The Ontario Sunshine List - Public Sector Salary Disclosure
The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
Clifton Van Der Linden
Clifton Van Der Linden served as the Associate Professor / Director at McMaster University in 2024, received an annual salary of $159,193.90 and a taxable benefit of $2,707.52, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Clifton has held the same position since 2023 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$161,901.42
Total paid in 2024
$159,193.90
Salary
$2,707.52
Taxable Benefit
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Find Clifton on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Associate Professor / Director |
| Employer : | McMaster University |
| Sector : | Universities |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2019 and 2024, Clifton experienced an average annual increase of approximately 7.39% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at McMaster University. By 2024, Clifton's total pay had risen by 42.66% compared to the pay in 2019. Notably, during Clifton's tenure as Associate Professor / Director, there has been a significant 5.88% rise in compensation over the past 1 year. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.
Yearly Total Paid
| Year | Job Title | Salary | Taxable Benefit | Raise |
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| 2024 | Associate Professor / Director | $159,194 | $2,708 | ⇧ 5.88% |
| 2023 | Associate Professor / Director | $150,121 | $2,791 | ⇧ 6.92% |
| 2022 | Assistant Professor / Director | $137,751 | $5,262 | ⇧ 8.23% |
| 2021 | Assistant Professor | $127,034 | $5,106 | ⇧ 11.56% |
| 2020 | Assistant Professor | $111,208 | $7,240 | ⇧ 4.37% |
| 2019 | Assistant Professor | $106,148 | $7,342 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 13 employees who held exactly same position title ( Associate Professor / Director ) in the McMaster University.
10 out of 13 employees
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine Anderson | $197,807 | $517 |
| Marla Beauchamp | $175,964 | $517 |
| Jennifer Heisz | $174,845 | $517 |
| Michelle Lynn Macdonald | $219,002 | $517 |
| Tara Marshall | $193,566 | $517 |
| Colin Mcdonald | $165,945 | $2,708 |
| Brent Mcknight | $205,929 | $517 |
| Anna Moro | $247,597 | $517 |
| Trish Ruebottom | $210,563 | $2,708 |
| John Siam | $227,206 | $474 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 205 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 205 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elspeth Murray | Director (Centre for Entrepreneurship, Innovation And Social Impact), Associate Professor | Queen’s University | $406,438 |
| Ashwin Joshi | Associate Dean / Associate Professor / Program Director | York University | $370,286 |
| Grant Packard | Associate Professor / Graduate Program Director | York University | $354,916 |
| Mike Valente | Associate Professor / Director | York University | $335,358 |
| Kathryn Brohman | Director (Master of Digital Product Management), Associate Professor | Queen’s University | $323,805 |
| Ajay Sirsi | Associate Professor / Program Director | York University | $303,373 |
| Giuseppina D’agostino | Associate Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | York University | $294,707 |
| Luke Zhu | Associate Professor / Graduate Program Director | York University | $294,565 |
| Ceren Kolsarici | Director (Scotiabank Centre for Customer Analytics), Associate Professor | Queen’s University | $293,066 |
| Conrad James | Associate Professor of Comparative Literature And Director, Caribbean Studies | University of Toronto | $300,047 |