Benjamin Bolden

Queen's University/Professor

At a Glance
2025

Latest Salary

$170,686

2025

Total Compensation

$170,937

Incl. $251 benefits

Employer Rank

#766

Queen's University

Years on List

2013–2025

Total Compensation History

Total compensation, 2013–2025.

Full History
2013–2025

Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2025	Queen's University	Professor Queen's University	$170,686	$251	$170,937
2024	Queen’s University	Professor Queen’s University	$177,668	$240	$177,907
2023	Queen's University	—Queen's University	$174,333	$225	$174,559
2022	Queen’s University	Associate Professor Queen’s University	$145,023	$212	$145,235
2021	Queen’s University	Associate Professor Queen’s University	$166,993	$207	$167,201
2020	Queen’s University	Associate Professor Queen’s University	$146,355	$210	$146,566
2019	Queen’s University	Associate Professor Queen’s University	$129,904	$215	$130,119
2018	Queen's University	Associate Professor Queen's University	$134,495	$201	$134,696
2017	Queen's University	Associate Professor Queen's University	$127,817	$187	$128,004
2016	Queen's University	Associate Professor Queen's University	$119,975	$168	$120,143
2015	Queen's University	Associate Professor Queen's University	$117,667	$153	$117,821
2014	Queen's University	Associate Professor - Faculty of Education Queen's University	$113,431	$154	$113,585
2013	Queen's University	Assistant Professor - Faculty of EducationQueen's University	$107,378	$146	$107,524

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Of the $170,686 Benjamin Bolden earned in 2025, roughly $115,270 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an effective rate of about 29.2%. Among those listed as Professor in 2025, the median was $135,910; this salary sits about 26% above it. The name has been on the Sunshine List 13 years in all, first in 2013. 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: ~$115,270
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI): ~29.2%
CPP + EI contributions: ~$5,507
vs. 2025 Professor median: +26%

Where does $170,686 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 Queen's University

#	Name	Position	Salary	Total
1	Jane Philpott	Chair, Connecting Every Ontarian to Primary Health Care Initiative	$556,520	$556,792
2	Shai Dubey	Lecturer	$517,422	$517,422
3	Elspeth Murray	Director (Centre for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Social Impact), Academic Director (Master of Management Innovation and Entrepreneurship), Associate Professor	$425,762	$426,034
4	Patrick Deane	Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Professor	$418,609	$419,290
5	Paul Kubes	Professor, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Immunophysiology and Immunotherapy	$414,920	$415,192
6	Greg Libitz	Lecturer	$407,785	$408,057
7	Jim Hamilton	Lecturer	$395,023	$395,295
8	Teri Shearer	Deputy Provost, Associate Professor	$392,528	$392,800
9	Wei Wang	Professor	$383,286	$383,559
10	Janet Dancey	Professor, Eisenhauer Chair (Clinical Cancer Research), Chair (Canadian Cancer Trials Group)	$381,491	$381,741