Baohua Liu
University of Toronto/Assistant Professor, Department of Biology
2025 Salary
$172,760Total compensation $172,927, including $168 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
#2,811University of Toronto
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$172,7602025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$116,868 in 2018 is worth about $143,852 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Assistant Professor, Department of BiologyUniversity Of Toronto | $172,760Benefits $168Total $172,927 |
| 2024 | Assistant Professor, Department of BiologyUniversity Of Toronto | $157,071Benefits $172Total $157,242 |
| 2023 | Assistant Professor, Department of BiologyUniversity Of Toronto | $157,710Benefits $172Total $157,882 |
| 2022 | Assistant Professor, Department of BiologyUniversity Of Toronto | $141,493Benefits $181Total $141,674 |
| 2021 | Assistant Professor, Department of BiologyUniversity Of Toronto | $133,919Benefits $191Total $134,110 |
| 2020 | Assistant Professor, BiologyUniversity Of Toronto | $126,468Benefits $227Total $126,695 |
| 2019 | Assistant Professor, BiologyUniversity Of Toronto | $122,319Benefits $234Total $122,554 |
| 2018 | Assistant Professor, BiologyUniversity of Toronto | $116,868Benefits $246Total $117,114 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Baohua Liu was paid $172,760 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $116,410, an effective income-tax rate of about 29.4%. That is about 10% more than the $157,071 paid in 2024. Baohua Liu has appeared on the list 8 times since 2018. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$116,410
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.6%
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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.