Benoit Lessard
University of Ottawa/Professeure ou professeur titulaire / Full Professor
2025 Salary
$183,795Total compensation $183,795, including $0 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
#899University of Ottawa
Years on List
102016–2025
Peak Salary
$184,2912024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2016–2025
$112,331 in 2016 is worth about $143,650 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Benoit Lessard was paid $183,795 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $122,323, an effective income-tax rate of about 30.4%. Within University of Ottawa, Benoit Lessard's total compensation of $183,795 was the #899 of 2,861, against a median salary of $144,819. That is about the same as the $184,291 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
- ~$122,323
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.4%
- vs. 2025 Professor median
- +35%
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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.