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.
Ponnambalam Selvaganapathy
Ponnambalam Selvaganapathy served as the Director / Professor at McMaster University in 2024, received an annual salary of $222,928.04 and a taxable benefit of $517.20, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Ponnambalam has held the same position since 2022 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$223,445.24
Total paid in 2024
$222,928.04
Salary
$517.20
Taxable Benefit
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Find Ponnambalam on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Director / Professor |
| Employer : | McMaster University |
| Sector : | Universities |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2009 and 2024, Ponnambalam experienced an average annual increase of approximately 5.03% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at McMaster University. By 2024, Ponnambalam's total pay had risen by 108.20% compared to the pay in 2009. Notably, during Ponnambalam's tenure as Director / Professor, there has been a significant 6.28% 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 | Director / Professor | $222,928 | $517 | ⇧ 3.39% |
| 2023 | Director / Professor | $215,610 | $501 | ⇧ 2.80% |
| 2022 | Director / Professor | $209,786 | $449 | ⇧ 4.55% |
| 2021 | Professor / Director | $200,693 | $392 | ⇧ 5.01% |
| 2020 | Professor / Director | $191,151 | $348 | ⇧ 4.75% |
| 2019 | Professor | $182,547 | $272 | ⇧ 3.27% |
| 2018 | Professor | $174,674 | $2,360 | ⇧ 6.21% |
| 2017 | Professor | $166,463 | $227 | ⇧ 5.30% |
| 2016 | Professor | $158,069 | $227 | ⇧ 2.15% |
| 2015 | Associate Professor | $154,776 | $194 | ⇧ 9.48% |
| 2014 | Associate Professor | $141,373 | $175 | ⇧ 3.26% |
| 2013 | Associate Professor | $136,902 | $175 | ⇧ 4.96% |
| 2012 | Associate Professor / Associate Chair | $130,423 | $175 | ⇧ 7.01% |
| 2011 | Associate Professor | $121,846 | $194 | ⇧ 6.24% |
| 2010 | Associate Professor | $114,664 | $213 | ⇧ 7.04% |
| 2009 | Assistant Professor | $107,089 | $234 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 26 employees who held exactly same position title ( Director / Professor ) in the McMaster University.
10 out of 26 employees
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Don Abelson | $242,169 | $517 |
| Alex Adronov | $229,766 | $517 |
| Nabil Bassim | $227,290 | $517 |
| Janok Bhattacharya | $273,158 | $517 |
| Sean K Carey | $236,342 | $517 |
| Yiqiang Jin | $248,470 | $517 |
| Robert Pelton | $247,788 | $0 |
| Parminder Raina | $406,987 | $517 |
| Laurel Trainor | $267,220 | $517 |
| Michael Robert Veall | $246,658 | $0 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 506 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 506 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Orbinski | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | York University | $491,968 |
| Jim Clayton | Professor / Endowed Chair / Director / Program Director | York University | $476,111 |
| Cheryl Misak | Professor of Philosophy And Interim Director, Munk School of Global Affairs And Public Policy | University of Toronto | $466,938 |
| Matthias Kipping | Professor / Endowed Chair / Academic Director | York University | $430,280 |
| Moren Levesque | Professor / Endowed Chair / Program Director | York University | $427,933 |
| Janet Dancey | Director, Professor, Eisenhauer Chair (Clinical Cancer Research) | Queen’s University | $407,720 |
| Parminder Raina | Director / Professor | McMaster University | $407,504 |
| Elspeth Murray | Director (Centre for Entrepreneurship, Innovation And Social Impact), Associate Professor | Queen’s University | $406,438 |
| John Tsotsos | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | York University | $403,441 |
| Kiridaran Kanagaretnam | Professor / Program Director | York University | $400,102 |