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Catherine Riddell

University of Toronto/Assistant Vice President, Communications

2025 Salary

$290,363

Total compensation $290,531, including $168 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

Records separated by several years; may be more than one person.

At a Glance
2025

Employer Rank

#523

University of Toronto

Years on List

9

2014–2025

Peak Salary

$290,363

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 9 yearly values of total compensation, from $104,010 in 2014 to $290,531 in 2025. No data from 2019 to 2021.$100K$150K$200K$250K$300K201420152017202220242025
Total compensation, 2014–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2014–2025

$103,756 in 2014 is worth about $136,076 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Assistant Vice President, CommunicationsUniversity Of Toronto$290,363Benefits $168Total $290,531
2024Assistant Vice President, CommunicationsUniversity Of Toronto$289,041Benefits $717Total $289,758
2023Assistant Vice President, CommunicationsUniversity Of Toronto$259,166Benefits $172Total $259,338
2022Assistant Vice President, CommunicationsUniversity Of Toronto$173,056Benefits $134Total $173,189
2018Executive Director, CommunicationsUniversity of Toronto$137,323Benefits $201Total $137,525
2017Executive Director,CommunicationsUniversity of Toronto$124,632Benefits $221Total $124,853
2016Executive Director, CommunicationsUniversity of Toronto$120,815Benefits $250Total $121,066
2015Executive Director, CommunicationsUniversity of Toronto$125,611Benefits $264Total $125,875
2014Executive Director, CommunicationsUniversity of Toronto$103,756Benefits $254Total $104,010

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Catherine Riddell's $290,363 salary works out to roughly $174,889 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 39.8%. The 2024 record under this name shows $289,041. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 9 years in all, first in 2014. 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
~$174,889
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~37.9%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~39.8%

Where does $290,363 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.

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2025

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