David Gordon
Queen's University/Professor
2025 Salary
$220,280Total compensation $220,553, including $272 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
#225Queen's University
Years on List
132013–2025
Peak Salary
$220,2802025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2013–2025
$156,664 in 2013 is worth about $209,481 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ProfessorQueen's University | $220,280 |
| 2024 | ProfessorQueen’s University | $203,970 |
| 2023 | ProfessorQueen's University | $217,845 |
| 2022 | ProfessorQueen’s University | $179,571 |
| 2021 | ProfessorQueen’s University | $184,335 |
| 2020 | ProfessorQueen’s University | $181,578 |
| 2019 | ProfessorQueen’s University | $169,064 |
| 2018 | ProfessorQueen's University | $170,328 |
| 2017 | Director, ProfessorQueen's University | $160,665 |
| 2016 | Director (School Of Urban And Regional Planning), ProfessorQueen's University | $160,153 |
| 2015 | Director (School of Urban and Regional Planning), ProfessorQueen's University | $150,805 |
| 2014 | Professor - School of Urban and Regional Planning, Director - School of Urban and Regional PlanningQueen's University | $162,472 |
| 2013 | Professor - School of Urban Regional Planning, Director - School of Urban Regional PlanningQueen's University | $156,664 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $220,280 David Gordon earned in 2025, roughly $141,045 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 36.0%. That is about 8% more than the $203,970 paid in 2024. David Gordon has appeared on the list 13 times since 2013. 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
- ~$141,045
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~36.0%
- vs. 2025 Professor median
- +62%
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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.