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Chris Sylvester

McMaster University/Senior Budget Advisor

2025 Salary

$106,949

Total compensation $107,294, including $345 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

#1,765

McMaster University

Years on List

3

2023–2025

Peak Salary

$106,949

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 3 yearly values of total compensation, from $101,936 in 2023 to $107,294 in 2025.$100K$102K$104K$106K$108K202320242025
Total compensation, 2023–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2023–2025

$101,605 in 2023 is worth about $106,197 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Senior Budget AdvisorMcMaster University$106,949Benefits $345Total $107,294
2024Senior Budget AdvisorMcMaster University$103,000Benefits $345Total $103,344
2023Senior Budget AdvisorMcMaster University$101,605Benefits $331Total $101,936

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Of the $106,949 Chris Sylvester earned in 2025, roughly $78,783 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 26.3%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $103,000, that is a rise of about 4%. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 3 years in all, first in 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
~$78,783
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~21.2%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~26.3%

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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.

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