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Akwasi Owusu-Bempah

University of Toronto/Associate Professor, Department of Sociology

2025 Salary

$201,473

Total compensation $206,350, including $4,877 in taxable benefits.

Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure — names paid $100,000 or more that year. How we build this · Report an error on this page

At a Glance
2025

Employer Rank

#1,945

University of Toronto

Years on List

9

2017–2025

Peak Salary

$201,473

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 9 yearly values of total compensation, from $103,141 in 2017 to $206,350 in 2025.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K$225K201720192020202220232025
Total compensation, 2017–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2017–2025

$102,957 in 2017 is worth about $129,644 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Associate Professor, Department of SociologyUniversity Of Toronto$201,473Benefits $4,877Total $206,350
2024Associate Professor, Department of SociologyUniversity Of Toronto$180,387Benefits $7,938Total $188,325
2023Associate Professor, Department of SociologyUniversity Of Toronto$163,165Benefits $5,594Total $168,759
2022Assistant Professor, Department of SociologyUniversity Of Toronto$158,324Benefits $1,315Total $159,639
2021Assistant Professor, Department of SociologyUniversity Of Toronto$154,279Benefits $289Total $154,567
2020Assistant Professor, Department of SociologyUniversity Of Toronto$145,950Benefits $525Total $146,475
2019Assistant Professor of SociologyUniversity Of Toronto$141,217Benefits $219Total $141,436
2018Assistant Professor of SociologyUniversity of Toronto$125,071Benefits $175Total $125,246
2017Assistant Professor of SociologyUniversity of Toronto$102,957Benefits $184Total $103,141

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Of the $201,473 Akwasi Owusu-Bempah earned in 2025, roughly $131,368 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 34.8%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $180,387, that is a rise of about 12%. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 9 years in all, first in 2017. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.

Estimated net pay
~$131,368
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~32.1%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~34.8%

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Estimate only: 2025 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.

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