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Alan Aspuru-Guzik

University of Toronto/Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science

2025 Salary

$649,993

Total compensation $684,041, including $34,048 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

University of Toronto

Years on List

8

2018–2025

Peak Salary

$671,857

2024

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 8 yearly values of total compensation, from $167,820 in 2018 to $684,041 in 2025.$200K$400K$600K$800K201820192021202220242025
Total compensation, 2018–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2018–2025

$161,400 in 2018 is worth about $198,665 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Professor of Chemistry and Computer ScienceUniversity Of Toronto$649,993
2024Professor of Chemistry and Computer ScienceUniversity Of Toronto$671,857
2023Professor of Chemistry and Computer ScienceUniversity Of Toronto$562,716
2022Professor of Chemistry and Computer ScienceUniversity Of Toronto$415,706
2021Professor of Chemistry and Computer ScienceUniversity Of Toronto$393,677
2020Professor of Chemistry and Computer ScienceUniversity Of Toronto$366,018
2019Professor of Chemistry and Computer ScienceUniversity Of Toronto$350,360
2018Professor of Chemistry and Computer ScienceUniversity of Toronto$161,400

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Alan Aspuru-Guzik was paid $649,993 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $342,011, an effective income-tax rate of about 46.5%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $671,857, that is a drop of about 3%. Alan Aspuru-Guzik has appeared on the list 8 times since 2018. Members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less after pension contributions, which this estimate leaves out.

Estimated net pay
~$342,011
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~46.5%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~47.4%

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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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