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David Swanston

University of Toronto/Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Management

2025 Salary

$166,358

Total compensation $166,484, 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

#3,047

University of Toronto

Years on List

10

2016–2025

Peak Salary

$166,358

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 10 yearly values of total compensation, from $100,290 in 2016 to $166,484 in 2025.$100K$120K$140K$160K$180K201620182020202120232025
Total compensation, 2016–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2016–2025

$100,097 in 2016 is worth about $128,006 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of ManagementUniversity Of Toronto$166,358Benefits $126Total $166,484
2024Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of ManagementUniversity Of Toronto$147,655Benefits $129Total $147,783
2023Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of ManagementUniversity Of Toronto$143,558Benefits $133Total $143,690
2022Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of ManagementUniversity Of Toronto$131,848Benefits $127Total $131,975
2021Assistant Professor, Department of ManagementUniversity Of Toronto$127,571Benefits $152Total $127,723
2020Lecturer, Department of ManagementUniversity Of Toronto$131,657Benefits $128Total $131,785
2019Lecturer, Department of ManagementUniversity Of Toronto$110,655Benefits $149Total $110,804
2018Lecturer, Department of ManagementUniversity of Toronto$106,083Benefits $159Total $106,242
2017Lecturer, Department of ManagementUniversity of Toronto$101,912Benefits $169Total $102,081
2016Lecturer, Department of ManagementUniversity of Toronto$100,097Benefits $193Total $100,290

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on David Swanston's 2025 salary of $166,358 comes to roughly $112,888 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 28.8% effective) is deducted. That is about 13% more than the $147,655 paid in 2024. David Swanston has appeared on the list 10 times since 2016. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.

Estimated net pay
~$112,888
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~28.8%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~32.1%

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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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