Brendan De Kenessey
University of Toronto/Assistant Professor of Philosophy
2025 Salary
$151,226Total compensation $151,352, 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
#3,572University of Toronto
Years on List
62019–2025
Peak Salary
$151,2262025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$104,009 in 2019 is worth about $125,576 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Assistant Professor of PhilosophyUniversity Of Toronto | $151,226Benefits $126Total $151,352 |
| 2024 | Assistant Professor of PhilosophyUniversity Of Toronto | $137,816Benefits $129Total $137,945 |
| 2023 | Assistant Professor of PhilosophyUniversity Of Toronto | $137,195Benefits $130Total $137,325 |
| 2022 | Assistant Professor of PhilosophyUniversity Of Toronto | $121,324Benefits $133Total $121,457 |
| 2020 | Assistant Professor of PhilosophyUniversity Of Toronto | $108,505Benefits $131Total $108,636 |
| 2019 | Professor of PhilosophyUniversity Of Toronto | $104,009Benefits $150Total $104,159 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Brendan De Kenessey's $151,226 salary works out to roughly $104,560 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 30.9%. It is up about 10% on the $137,816 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 6 years in all, first in 2019. 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
- ~$104,560
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.9%
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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.