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David Peters

York University/Professor/Dean

2025 Salary

$486,654

Total compensation $490,384, including $3,729 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

#3

York University

Years on List

3

2023–2025

Peak Salary

$496,310

2024

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 3 yearly values of total compensation, from $421,167 in 2023 to $490,384 in 2025.$100K$200K$300K$400K$500K$600K202320242025
Total compensation, 2023–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2023–2025

$420,210 in 2023 is worth about $439,201 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Professor/DeanYork University$486,654Benefits $3,729Total $490,384
2024Vice-President Academic and Provost/ProfessorYork University$496,310Benefits $3,833Total $500,143
2023Dean/ProfessorYork University$420,210Benefits $956Total $421,167

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, David Peters's $486,654 salary works out to roughly $266,106 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 45.3%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $496,310, that is a drop of about 2%. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 3 years in all, first in 2023. 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
~$266,106
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~44.2%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~45.3%
vs. 2025 Dean & Professor median
+50%

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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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