Chris Nicol
McMaster University/Senior Human Resource Strategic Partner
2025 Salary
$110,713Total compensation $116,629, including $5,916 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
#1,509McMaster University
Years on List
32023–2025
Peak Salary
$110,7132025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2023–2025
$102,928 in 2023 is worth about $107,579 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Human Resource Strategic PartnerMcMaster University | $110,713Benefits $5,916Total $116,629 |
| 2024 | Senior Human Resource Strategic PartnerMcMaster University | $107,238Benefits $5,761Total $112,999 |
| 2023 | Senior Human Resources Strategic PartnerMcMaster University | $102,928Benefits $5,490Total $108,418 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Chris Nicol's $110,713 salary works out to roughly $81,271 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 26.6%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $107,238, that is a rise of about 3%. Chris Nicol has appeared on the list 3 times since 2023. 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
- ~$81,271
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~21.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.6%
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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.