David Bruce
Queen's University/Senior Legal Counsel
2025 Salary
$179,549Total compensation $179,549, including $0 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
#647Queen's University
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$179,5492025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$136,878 in 2019 is worth about $165,259 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Legal CounselQueen's University | $179,549Benefits $0Total $179,549 |
| 2024 | Senior Legal CounselQueen’s University | $172,864Benefits $0Total $172,864 |
| 2023 | Senior Legal CounselQueen's University | $167,405Benefits $0Total $167,405 |
| 2022 | Senior Legal CounselQueen’s University | $163,721Benefits $0Total $163,721 |
| 2021 | Senior Legal CounselQueen’s University | $158,786Benefits $0Total $158,786 |
| 2020 | Senior Legal CounselQueen’s University | $153,774Benefits $0Total $153,774 |
| 2019 | Senior Legal CounselQueen’s University | $136,878Benefits $0Total $136,878 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $179,549 David Bruce earned in 2025, roughly $120,127 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 33.1%. On total compensation of $179,549, David Bruce ranked #647 of 1,469 disclosed at Queen's University that year, where the median salary was $173,378. That is about 4% more than the $172,864 paid in 2024. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$120,127
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.1%
- vs. 2025 Senior Legal Counsel median
- −5%
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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.