Ashwini Namasivayam-Macdonald
McMaster University/Associate Professor
2025 Salary
$137,536Total compensation $142,686, including $5,151 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
#1,100McMaster University
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$137,5362025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$103,936 in 2021 is worth about $120,524 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Associate ProfessorMcMaster University | $137,536Benefits $5,151Total $142,686 |
| 2024 | Assistant ProfessorMcMaster University | $126,642Benefits $4,820Total $131,462 |
| 2023 | Assistant ProfessorMcMaster University | $103,284Benefits $5,009Total $108,292 |
| 2022 | Assistant ProfessorMcMaster University | $107,885Benefits $2,766Total $110,650 |
| 2021 | Assistant ProfessorMcMaster University | $103,936Benefits $2,669Total $106,605 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Ashwini Namasivayam-Macdonald's 2025 salary of $137,536 comes to roughly $96,816 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 25.6% effective) is deducted. That is about 21% below the 2025 median of $174,209 for Associate Professor on the Sunshine List. Ashwini Namasivayam-Macdonald has appeared on the list 5 times since 2021. 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
- ~$96,816
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.6%
- vs. 2025 Associate Professor median
- −21%
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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.