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David Burnes

University of Toronto/Professor of Social Work

2025 Salary

$189,415

Total 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

#2,307

University of Toronto

Years on List

11

2015–2025

Peak Salary

$189,415

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 11 yearly values of total compensation, from $101,988 in 2015 to $189,540 in 2025.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K201520172019202120232025
Total compensation, 2015–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
20152025

$101,776 in 2015 is worth about $132,003 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Professor of Social WorkUniversity Of Toronto$189,415
2024Professor of Social WorkUniversity Of Toronto$156,024
2023Professor of Social WorkUniversity Of Toronto$156,984
2022Associate Professor of Social WorkUniversity Of Toronto$165,118
2021Associate Professor of Social Work and Associate Dean, AcademicUniversity Of Toronto$145,219
2020Associate Professor of Social Work and Associate Dean, AcademicUniversity Of Toronto$145,867
2019Associate Professor of Social Work and Associate Dean, AcademicUniversity Of Toronto$143,953
2018Assistant Professor of Social WorkUniversity of Toronto$130,309
2017Assistant Professor of Social WorkUniversity of Toronto$123,286
2016Assistant Professor of Social WorkUniversity of Toronto$110,461
2015Assistant 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.

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