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.
Susanna O’brien
Susanna O’brien served as the Department Chair / Professor at McMaster University in 2024, received an annual salary of $217,845.48 and a taxable benefit of $517.20, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Susanna has held the same position since 2022 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$218,362.68
Total paid in 2024
$217,845.48
Salary
$517.20
Taxable Benefit
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Female Very high confidence |
Find Susanna on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Department Chair / Professor |
| Employer : | McMaster University |
| Sector : | Universities |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2019 and 2024, Susanna experienced an average annual increase of approximately 5.78% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at McMaster University. By 2024, Susanna's total pay had risen by 24.34% compared to the pay in 2019. Notably, during Susanna's tenure as Department Chair / Professor, there has been a significant 4.36% rise in compensation over the past 2 years. 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 | Department Chair / Professor | $217,845 | $517 | ⇧ 4.36% |
| 2022 | Department Chair / Professor | $208,789 | $449 | ⇧ 3.36% |
| 2021 | Professor / Department Chair | $202,049 | $392 | ⇩ -0.84% |
| 2020 | Professor / Department Chair | $203,800 | $348 | ⇧ 16.25% |
| 2019 | Professor / Department Chair | $175,346 | $272 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 19 employees who held exactly same position title ( Department Chair / Professor ) in the McMaster University.
10 out of 19 employees
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Bakr | $241,605 | $517 |
| Ana Regina Campos | $243,520 | $517 |
| Marie Elliot | $249,444 | $517 |
| Paula Gardner | $223,242 | $517 |
| Mark Lawford | $229,721 | $517 |
| Bartosz Protas | $222,881 | $517 |
| Mel Rutherford | $244,136 | $517 |
| Victor Satzewich | $223,138 | $517 |
| Alison Sills | $232,839 | $517 |
| Peter Walmsley | $233,694 | $1,530 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 97 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 97 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanjim Hossain | Professor And Chair, Department of Management | University of Toronto | $330,308 |
| Lynne-Marie Postovit | Department Head, Professor, Tier 1 Canadian Research Chair (Translational Cancer) | Queen’s University | $267,990 |
| Marilyn Lambert-drache | Associate Professor / Department Chair | York University | $267,265 |
| Rafael Kleiman | Canada Research Chair / Department Chair / Professor | McMaster University | $266,550 |
| Wai-ming Ho | Professor / Department Chair | York University | $265,554 |
| Jennifer Connolly | Professor / Department Chair | York University | $264,671 |
| Kathryn Mcpherson | Professor / Department Chair | York University | $253,325 |
| Ilia Binder | Professor And Chair, Department of Mathematical And Computational Sciences | University of Toronto | $252,891 |
| Robert Tsushima | Associate Professor / Department Chair | York University | $252,638 |
| Marie Elliot | Department Chair / Professor | McMaster University | $249,961 |