Daolun Chen
Toronto Metropolitan University/Professor
2025 Salary
$241,697Total compensation $243,088, including $1,391 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
#219Toronto Metropolitan University
Years on List
192007–2025
Peak Salary
$241,6972025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2007–2025
$112,505 in 2007 is worth about $165,680 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ProfessorToronto Metropolitan University | $241,697Benefits $1,391Total $243,088 |
| 2024 | ProfessorToronto Metropolitan University | $236,252Benefits $1,271Total $237,523 |
| 2023 | ProfessorToronto Metropolitan University | $228,062Benefits $1,221Total $229,283 |
| 2022 | ProfessorToronto Metropolitan University | $202,734Benefits $1,213Total $203,947 |
| 2021 | ProfessorRyerson University | $199,074Benefits $1,143Total $200,217 |
| 2020 | ProfessorRyerson University | $189,834Benefits $1,074Total $190,909 |
| 2019 | ProfessorRyerson University | $195,183Benefits $1,021Total $196,205 |
| 2018 | ProfessorRyerson University | $176,153Benefits $1,169Total $177,322 |
| 2017 | ProfessorRyerson University | $175,749Benefits $1,246Total $176,996 |
| 2016 | ProfessorRyerson University | $175,304Benefits $3,203Total $178,508 |
| 2015 | ProfessorRyerson University | $165,234Benefits $1,079Total $166,313 |
| 2014 | ProfessorRyerson University | $160,908Benefits $868Total $161,776 |
| 2013 | ProfessorRyerson University | $153,816Benefits $830Total $154,646 |
| 2012 | ProfessorRyerson University | $149,964Benefits $2,792Total $152,756 |
| 2011 | ProfessorRyerson University | $135,236Benefits $725Total $135,961 |
| 2010 | ProfessorRyerson University | $133,100Benefits $2,749Total $135,849 |
| 2009 | ProfessorRyerson University | $122,461Benefits $817Total $123,277 |
| 2008 | ProfessorRyerson University | $126,292Benefits $831Total $127,123 |
| 2007 | Associate ProfessorRyerson University | $112,505Benefits $908Total $113,413 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $241,697 Daolun Chen earned in 2025, roughly $151,801 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 37.2%. That is about 78% above the 2025 median of $135,910 for Professor on the Sunshine List. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 19 years in all, first in 2007. 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
- ~$151,801
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~34.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~37.2%
- vs. 2025 Professor median
- +78%
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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.