Brenda Murphy
Wilfrid Laurier University/Faculty
2025 Salary
$147,746Total compensation $148,194, including $447 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
#462Wilfrid Laurier University
Years on List
142012–2025
Peak Salary
$180,4852017
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2012–2025
$112,991 in 2012 is worth about $152,449 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FacultyWilfrid Laurier University | $147,746Benefits $447Total $148,194 |
| 2024 | FacultyWilfrid Laurier University | $164,355Benefits $587Total $164,942 |
| 2023 | FacultyWilfrid Laurier University | $166,231Benefits $681Total $166,912 |
| 2022 | FacultyWilfrid Laurier University | $174,078Benefits $555Total $174,633 |
| 2021 | FacultyWilfrid Laurier University | $170,254Benefits $409Total $170,663 |
| 2020 | FacultyWilfrid Laurier University | $168,972Benefits $364Total $169,336 |
| 2019 | FacultyWilfrid Laurier University | $147,636Benefits $352Total $147,988 |
| 2018 | FacultyWilfrid Laurier University | $149,472Benefits $415Total $149,886 |
| 2017 | FacultyWilfrid Laurier University | $180,485Benefits $365Total $180,850 |
| 2016 | FacultyWilfrid Laurier University | $121,450Benefits $308Total $121,758 |
| 2015 | FacultyWilfrid Laurier University | $132,096Benefits $279Total $132,375 |
| 2014 | FacultyWilfrid Laurier University | $116,596Benefits $261Total $116,857 |
| 2013 | FacultyWilfrid Laurier University | $116,582Benefits $366Total $116,947 |
| 2012 | FacultyWilfrid Laurier University | $112,991Benefits $400Total $113,391 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Brenda Murphy's $147,746 salary works out to roughly $102,593 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 30.6%. That is about 10% less than the $164,355 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 14 years in all, first in 2012. 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
- ~$102,593
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.6%
- vs. 2025 Faculty Member median
- −15%
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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.