David Farrar appears on the Ontario Sunshine List with a 2025 disclosed salary of $483,140 plus $5,366 in taxable benefits (total $488,506). David is listed as Professor at McMaster University, in the Universities sector.
David has been disclosed in 15 of the 22 years between 2004 and 2025. Their reported salary has grown from $103,360 in 2004 to $483,140 in 2025 — a 367.4% change over 21 years.
Within the Universities sector that year, David's $483,140 placed them in the 100th percentile (sector average: $165,197). Across the entire 2025 disclosure, this places them in the top 1% of all disclosed earners that year.
The interactive timeline and year-by-year breakdown below show every year David has been disclosed under the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure.
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$483K
Current Salary
2025
$489K
Total Comp.
Incl. $5,366 benefits
15
Years on List
2004–2025
+367.4%
Salary Growth
2004–2025
-$35,802 vs previous year
Sector avg $165,197 · Range $100K\u2013$657K
Earns more than 100% of disclosed employees.
2025
Professor
McMaster University
$483,140
-$35,802
2024
President and Vice-Chancellor
McMaster University
$518,942
+$62,634
2023
President and Vice-Chancellor
McMaster University
$456,308
+$49,470
2022
President and Vice-Chancellor
McMaster University
$406,837
+$17,000
2021
President and Vice-Chancellor
McMaster University
$389,837
+$40,931
2019
President and Vice-Chancellor
McMaster University
$348,906
+$30,807
2018
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
McMaster University
$318,099
+$181,627
2013
Director
Comm. Safety & Corr. Services
$136,472
-$13,174
2012
Commissioned Officer
Comm. Safety & Corr. Services
$149,646
+$1,463
2011
Director / Directeur
Comm. Safety & Corr. Services / Sécurité com. et Services corr.
$148,183
+$21,378
2009
Manager, Contract Policing
Community Safety & Correctional Services
$126,805
+$3,644
2008
Manager
Community Safety & Correctional Services
$123,161
+$431
2007
Commander
Community Safety & Correctional Services
$122,730
+$12,233
2006
Commander
Community Safety & Corr. Services
$110,497
+$7,137
2004
Manager, Staff Development & Training
Comm. Safety & Corr. Services
$103,360