David Burnes
University of Toronto/Professor of Social Work
2025 Salary
$189,415Total compensation $189,540, including $126 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
#2,307University of Toronto
Years on List
112015–2025
Peak Salary
$189,4152025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$101,776 in 2015 is worth about $132,003 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Professor of Social WorkUniversity Of Toronto | $189,415 |
| 2024 | Professor of Social WorkUniversity Of Toronto | $156,024 |
| 2023 | Professor of Social WorkUniversity Of Toronto | $156,984 |
| 2022 | Associate Professor of Social WorkUniversity Of Toronto | $165,118 |
| 2021 | Associate Professor of Social Work and Associate Dean, AcademicUniversity Of Toronto | $145,219 |
| 2020 | Associate Professor of Social Work and Associate Dean, AcademicUniversity Of Toronto | $145,867 |
| 2019 | Associate Professor of Social Work and Associate Dean, AcademicUniversity Of Toronto | $143,953 |
| 2018 | Assistant Professor of Social WorkUniversity of Toronto | $130,309 |
| 2017 | Assistant Professor of Social WorkUniversity of Toronto | $123,286 |
| 2016 | Assistant Professor of Social WorkUniversity of Toronto | $110,461 |
| 2015 | Assistant Professor Of Social WorkUniversity of Toronto | $101,776 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on David Burnes's 2025 salary of $189,415 comes to roughly $125,230 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 31.0% effective) is deducted. It is up about 21% on the $156,024 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 11 years in all, first in 2015. 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
- ~$125,230
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.9%
- vs. 2025 Professor of Social Work median
- −16%
Where does $189,415 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.