Cynthia Dawson
Brock University/Director, Financial Planning
2025 Salary
$130,997Total compensation $131,535, including $537 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
#566Brock University
Years on List
102016–2025
Peak Salary
$130,9972025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2016–2025
$115,109 in 2016 is worth about $147,204 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director, Financial PlanningBrock University | $130,997Benefits $537Total $131,535 |
| 2024 | Director, Financial PlanningBrock University | $127,653Benefits $573Total $128,226 |
| 2023 | Director, Financial PlanningBrock University | $125,328Benefits $598Total $125,926 |
| 2022 | Director, Financial PlanningBrock University | $121,523Benefits $645Total $122,168 |
| 2021 | Director, Financial PlanningBrock University | $115,325Benefits $628Total $115,953 |
| 2020 | Director, Financial PlanningBrock University | $111,569Benefits $596Total $112,166 |
| 2019 | Director, Financial PlanningBrock University | $110,322Benefits $578Total $110,900 |
| 2018 | Director, Financial PlanningBrock University | $108,545Benefits $529Total $109,074 |
| 2017 | Director, Financial PlanningBrock University | $104,875Benefits $479Total $105,354 |
| 2016 | Director, Financial PlanningBrock University | $115,109Benefits $457Total $115,566 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Cynthia Dawson's 2025 salary of $130,997 comes to roughly $93,115 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 24.7% effective) is deducted. That is about 24% below the 2025 median of $171,871 for Director Financial Planning on the Sunshine List. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 10 years in all, first in 2016. 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
- ~$93,115
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.9%
- vs. 2025 Director Financial Planning median
- −24%
Where does $130,997 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.