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David Palmer

University of Toronto/Vice-President Advancement

2025 Salary

$424,850

Total compensation $436,976, including $12,126 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

#79

University of Toronto

Years on List

18

2008–2025

Peak Salary

$438,611

2023

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 18 yearly values of total compensation, from $346,388 in 2008 to $436,976 in 2025.$100K$200K$300K$400K$500K$600K200820122015201820212025
Total compensation, 2008–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
20082025

$325,773 in 2008 is worth about $468,815 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Vice-President AdvancementUniversity Of Toronto$424,850
2024Vice-President AdvancementUniversity Of Toronto$424,850
2023Vice-President Advancement and Acting Vice-President CommunicationsUniversity Of Toronto$438,611
2022Vice-President Advancement and Acting Vice-President CommunicationsUniversity Of Toronto$395,808
2021Vice President, AdvancementUniversity Of Toronto$401,996
2020Vice President, AdvancementUniversity Of Toronto$357,809
2019Vice President, AdvancementUniversity Of Toronto$359,808
2018Vice President, AdvancementUniversity of Toronto$359,808
2017Vice President, AdvancementUniversity of Toronto$359,808
2016Vice President, AdvancementUniversity of Toronto$359,808
2015Vice President, AdvancementUniversity of Toronto$351,205
2014Vice President, AdvancementUniversity of Toronto$351,205
2013Vice President, AdvancementUniversity of Toronto$351,205
2012Vice President, AdvancementUniversity of Toronto$351,205
2011Vice President, AdvancementUniversity of Toronto$351,571
2010Vice President, AdvancementUniversity of Toronto$339,173
2009Vice President, AdvancementUniversity of Toronto$339,191
2008Vice President/Chief Advancement OfficerUniversity of Toronto$325,773

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on David Palmer's 2025 salary of $424,850 comes to roughly $237,386 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 42.8% effective) is deducted. Within University of Toronto, David Palmer's total compensation of $436,976 was the #79 of 7,392, against a median salary of $147,726. David Palmer has appeared on the list 18 times since 2008. 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
~$237,386
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~42.8%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~44.1%

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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.

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2025

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