Amitava Chowdhury
Queen's University/Chair of the Department, Associate Professor
2025 Salary
$181,290Total compensation $181,562, including $272 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
#625Queen's University
Years on List
102016–2025
Peak Salary
$196,1662018
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2016–2025
$109,815 in 2016 is worth about $140,433 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chair of the Department, Associate ProfessorQueen's University | $181,290Benefits $272Total $181,562 |
| 2024 | Chair of the Department, Associate ProfessorQueen’s University | $183,880Benefits $272Total $184,152 |
| 2023 | Chair of the Department, Associate ProfessorQueen's University | $168,819Benefits $272Total $169,092 |
| 2022 | Chair of the Department, Associate ProfessorQueen’s University | $142,950Benefits $272Total $143,222 |
| 2021 | Associate ProfessorQueen’s University | $136,130Benefits $272Total $136,402 |
| 2020 | Associate ProfessorQueen’s University | $138,087Benefits $292Total $138,379 |
| 2019 | Associate ProfessorQueen’s University | $118,617Benefits $312Total $118,929 |
| 2018 | Associate ProfessorQueen's University | $196,166Benefits $305Total $196,471 |
| 2017 | Associate ProfessorQueen's University | $106,557Benefits $309Total $106,866 |
| 2016 | Associate ProfessorQueen's University | $109,815Benefits $309Total $110,124 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Amitava Chowdhury was paid $181,290 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $121,027, an effective income-tax rate of about 30.2%. It is down about 1% from the $183,880 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 10 years in all, first in 2016. 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
- ~$121,027
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.2%
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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.