Brian Golden
University of Toronto/Professor of Strategic Management
2025 Salary
$616,607Total compensation $616,858, including $251 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
#2University of Toronto
Years on List
242002–2025
Peak Salary
$650,8602023
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2002–2025
$120,000 in 2002 is worth about $197,040 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Professor of Strategic ManagementUniversity Of Toronto | $616,607Benefits $251Total $616,858 |
| 2024 | Professor of Strategic ManagementUniversity Of Toronto | $526,239Benefits $258Total $526,497 |
| 2023 | Professor of Strategic ManagementUniversity Of Toronto | $650,860Benefits $258Total $651,118 |
| 2022 | Professor of Strategic ManagementUniversity Of Toronto | $593,206Benefits $272Total $593,478 |
| 2021 | Professor of Strategic ManagementUniversity Of Toronto | $549,517Benefits $286Total $549,804 |
| 2020 | Professor of Strategic ManagementUniversity Of Toronto | $506,497Benefits $302Total $506,800 |
| 2019 | Professor of Strategic ManagementUniversity Of Toronto | $546,877Benefits $361Total $547,238 |
| 2018 | Professor of Strategic ManagementUniversity of Toronto | $493,120Benefits $403Total $493,523 |
| 2017 | Vice Dean, Professional Programs and Professor of Strategic ManagementUniversity of Toronto | $454,294Benefits $448Total $454,742 |
| 2016 | Vice Dean, Professional Programs and Professor of Strategic ManagementUniversity of Toronto | $464,516Benefits $520Total $465,036 |
| 2015 | Vice Dean, Professional Programs And Professor Of Strategic ManagementUniversity of Toronto | $381,327Benefits $435Total $381,763 |
| 2014 | Professor of Strategic ManagementUniversity of Toronto | $351,463Benefits $408Total $351,871 |
| 2013 | Professor of Strategic ManagementUniversity of Toronto | $346,987Benefits $408Total $347,395 |
| 2012 | Professor of Strategic ManagementUniversity of Toronto | $301,887Benefits $408Total $302,295 |
| 2011 | Professor of Strategic ManagementUniversity of Toronto | $292,145Benefits $408Total $292,553 |
| 2010 | Professor of Strategic ManagementUniversity of Toronto | $260,687Benefits $393Total $261,079 |
| 2009 | Professor of Strategic ManagementUniversity of Toronto | $277,004Benefits $378Total $277,382 |
| 2008 | Professor, Strategic ManagementUniversity of Toronto | $293,348Benefits $378Total $293,725 |
| 2007 | Professor, Strategic ManagementUniversity of Toronto | $303,113Benefits $378Total $303,490 |
| 2006 | Professor of Strategic ManagementUniversity of Toronto | $307,540Benefits $399Total $307,939 |
| 2005 | Professor, Strategic ManagementUniversity of Toronto | $286,416Benefits $443Total $286,859 |
| 2004 | Professor, Strategic ManagementUniversity of Toronto | $300,070Benefits $451Total $300,521 |
| 2003 | Professor, Strategic ManagementUniversity of Toronto | $315,239Benefits $435Total $315,674 |
| 2002 | Professor of FinanceUniversity of Toronto | $120,000Benefits $181Total $120,181 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Brian Golden's 2025 salary of $616,607 comes to roughly $326,496 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 46.2% effective) is deducted. Within University of Toronto, Brian Golden's total compensation of $616,858 was the #2 of 7,392, against a median salary of $147,726. It is up about 17% on the $526,239 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
- ~$326,496
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~46.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~47.0%
- vs. 2025 Professor of Strategic Management median
- +39%
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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.