Danielle Ruskin

Hospital for Sick Children/Psychologist PhD

2025 Salary

$159,324

Total compensation $159,324, including $0 in taxable benefits.

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At a Glance
2025

Employer Rank

#303

Hospital for Sick Children

Years on List

2012–2025

Peak Salary

$159,324

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation, 2012–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2012–2025

$107,627 in 2012 is worth about $145,212 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2025	The Hospital For Sick Children	Psychologist PhDThe Hospital For Sick Children	$159,324Benefits $0Total $159,324	$0	$159,324
2024	The Hospital For Sick Children	Psychologist PhDThe Hospital For Sick Children	$154,556Benefits $0Total $154,556	$0	$154,556
2023	The Hospital For Sick Children	Psychologist PhDThe Hospital For Sick Children	$152,235Benefits $0Total $152,235	$0	$152,235
2022	The Hospital For Sick Children	Psychologist PhDThe Hospital For Sick Children	$137,501Benefits $0Total $137,501	$0	$137,501
2021	The Hospital For Sick Children	Psychologist PhDThe Hospital For Sick Children	$135,645Benefits $0Total $135,645	$0	$135,645
2020	The Hospital For Sick Children	Psychologist PhDThe Hospital For Sick Children	$133,955Benefits $0Total $133,955	$0	$133,955
2019	The Hospital For Sick Children	Psychologist PhDThe Hospital For Sick Children	$131,321Benefits $0Total $131,321	$0	$131,321
2018	The Hospital for Sick Children	Psychologist PhDThe Hospital for Sick Children	$129,217Benefits $0Total $129,217	$0	$129,217
2017	The Hospital For Sick Children	Psychologist PhDThe Hospital For Sick Children	$127,306Benefits $0Total $127,306	$0	$127,306
2016	The Hospital for Sick Children	Psychologist PhDThe Hospital for Sick Children	$123,386Benefits $0Total $123,386	$0	$123,386
2015	The Hospital for Sick Children	Psychologist PhDThe Hospital for Sick Children	$120,938Benefits $0Total $120,938	$0	$120,938
2014	The Hospital for Sick Children	Psychologist PhDThe Hospital for Sick Children	$111,948Benefits $0Total $111,948	$0	$111,948
2013	The Hospital for Sick Children	PsychologistThe Hospital for Sick Children	$109,905Benefits $0Total $109,905	$0	$109,905
2012	The Hospital for Sick Children	Psychologist PhDThe Hospital for Sick Children	$107,627Benefits $0Total $107,627	$0	$107,627

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Danielle Ruskin was paid $159,324 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $109,017, an effective income-tax rate of about 28.1%. Within Hospital for Sick Children, Danielle Ruskin's total compensation of $159,324 was the #303 of 2,249, against a median salary of $118,952. Danielle Ruskin has appeared on the list 14 times since 2012. After pension contributions (probably HOOPP in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay: ~$109,017
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI): ~28.1%
CPP + EI contributions: ~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI): ~31.6%
vs. 2025 Psychologist Phd median: +9%

Where does $159,324 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.

Also at Hospital for Sick Children
2025

Also at Hospital for Sick Children, 2025
#	Name	Position	Salary	Total
1	Ronald Cohn	President and Chief Executive Officer	$880,013	$897,739
2	Prakash Muthusami	Radiologist	$662,440	$663,358
3	Birgit Betina Ertl-Wagner	Radiologist-In-Chief	$656,171	$657,089
4	Joao Amaral	Radiologist	$599,431	$600,349
5	Meredith Irwin	Paediatrician-In-Chief SickKids and Chair Paediatrics, University of Toronto	$597,998	$599,083
6	Helen Branson	Radiologist	$586,239	$587,157
7	Pradeep Krishnan	Radiologist	$583,643	$584,562
8	George Chiramel	Radiologist	$579,431	$580,349
9	Alessandro Gasparetto	Radiologist	$579,431	$580,349
10	Dimitri Parra	Radiologist	$579,431	$580,349