Ben Liu
University of Toronto/Executive Director, School of Cities
2025 Salary
$150,725Total compensation $150,851, 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
#3,585University of Toronto
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$150,7252025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$100,476 in 2018 is worth about $123,674 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Executive Director, School of CitiesUniversity Of Toronto | $150,725 |
| 2024 | Executive Director, School of CitiesUniversity Of Toronto | $145,058 |
| 2023 | Executive Director, School of CitiesUniversity Of Toronto | $145,587 |
| 2022 | Executive Director, School of CitiesUniversity Of Toronto | $126,301 |
| 2021 | Executive Director, School of CitiesUniversity Of Toronto | $124,386 |
| 2020 | Business Manager, School of CitiesUniversity Of Toronto | $121,041 |
| 2019 | Business Manager, School of CitiesUniversity Of Toronto | $114,403 |
| 2018 | Director of Professional Development and Career StrategiesUniversity of Toronto | $100,476 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Ben Liu was paid $150,725 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $104,279, an effective income-tax rate of about 27.2%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $145,058, that is a rise of about 4%. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 8 years in all, first in 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
- ~$104,279
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.8%
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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.