Ben Liang

University of Toronto/Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

2025 Salary

$277,477

Total compensation $277,602, including $126 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

#632

University of Toronto

Years on List

2003–2025

Peak Salary

$277,477

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation, 2003–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2003–2025

$102,314 in 2003 is worth about $163,423 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2025	University Of Toronto	Professor of Electrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity Of Toronto	$277,477	$126	$277,602
2024	University Of Toronto	Professor of Electrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity Of Toronto	$243,650	$129	$243,779
2023	University Of Toronto	Professor of Electrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity Of Toronto	$246,693	$129	$246,822
2022	University Of Toronto	Professor of Electrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity Of Toronto	$222,485	$136	$222,621
2021	University Of Toronto	Professor of Electrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity Of Toronto	$211,468	$143	$211,611
2020	University Of Toronto	Professor of Electrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity Of Toronto	$205,998	$151	$206,149
2019	University Of Toronto	Professor of Electrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity Of Toronto	$197,288	$180	$197,468
2018	University of Toronto	Professor of Electrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity of Toronto	$189,589	$1,121	$190,710
2017	University of Toronto	Professor of Electrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity of Toronto	$183,478	$2,832	$186,310
2016	University of Toronto	Professor of Electrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity of Toronto	$182,496	$2,869	$185,365
2015	University of Toronto	Professor Of Electrical And Computer EngineeringUniversity of Toronto	$167,086	$3,256	$170,342
2014	University of Toronto	Professor of Electrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity of Toronto	$164,572	$2,962	$167,534
2013	University of Toronto	Professor of Electrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity of Toronto	$160,648	$2,883	$163,531
2012	University of Toronto	Professor of Electrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity of Toronto	$156,628	$3,726	$160,354
2011	University of Toronto	Professor of Electrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity of Toronto	$146,156	$4,129	$150,285
2010	University of Toronto	Professor of Electrical & Computer EngineeringUniversity of Toronto	$144,705	$295	$144,999
2009	University of Toronto	Professor of Electrical & Computer EngineeringUniversity of Toronto	$139,929	$283	$140,212
2008	University of Toronto	Professor, Electrical & Computer EngineeringUniversity of Toronto	$135,803	$283	$136,086
2007	University of Toronto	Professor, Electrical & Computer EngineeringUniversity of Toronto	$129,135	$283	$129,418
2006	University of Toronto	Professor of Electrical & Computer EngineeringUniversity of Toronto	$124,208	$296	$124,504
2005	University of Toronto	Prof., Electrical & Computer Eng.University of Toronto	$114,429	$300	$114,728
2004	University of Toronto	Prof., Elect'l. & Computer Eng'g.University of Toronto	$107,961	$301	$108,263
2003	University of Toronto	Professor, Electrical & Computer EngUniversity of Toronto	$102,314	$284	$102,598

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Ben Liang was paid $277,477 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $168,901, an effective income-tax rate of about 37.1%. Within University of Toronto, Ben Liang's total compensation of $277,602 was the #632 of 7,392, against a median salary of $147,726. That is about 14% more than the $243,650 paid in 2024. 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: ~$168,901
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI): ~37.1%
CPP + EI contributions: ~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI): ~39.1%
vs. 2025 Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering median: about even

Where does $277,477 rank on the Sunshine List? →

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.

Also at University of Toronto
2025

Also at University of Toronto, 2025
#	Name	Position	Salary	Total
1	Alan Aspuru-Guzik	Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science	$649,993	$684,041
2	Brian Golden	Professor of Strategic Management	$616,607	$616,858
3	Mikhail Simutin	Associate Professor of Finance	$593,667	$603,115
4	David Goldreich	Professor of Finance	$601,972	$602,270
5	Theodore Brown	Professor, Obstetrics and Gynaecology	$598,159	$598,224
6	William Strange	Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy	$596,033	$596,242
7	Meric Gertler	Professor of Geography and Planning	$555,450	$588,914
8	Wei-Yi (Scott) Liao	Professor of Accounting	$573,981	$576,190
9	Dilip Soman	Professor of Marketing	$575,404	$575,529
10	Partha Sarat Mohanram	Professor of Accounting	$573,196	$573,321