David Watson
Queen's University/Associate Director (Communications)
2025 Salary
$136,992Total compensation $137,264, 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
#1,052Queen's University
Years on List
42022–2025
Peak Salary
$136,9922025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$121,277 in 2022 is worth about $131,704 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Associate Director (Communications)Queen's University | $136,992 |
| 2024 | Associate Director (Communications)Queen’s University | $132,450 |
| 2023 | Associate Director (Communications)Queen's University | $128,741 |
| 2022 | Associate Director (Communications)Queen’s University | $121,277 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
David Watson was paid $136,992 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $96,507, an effective income-tax rate of about 25.5%. It is up about 3% on the $132,450 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 4 years in all, first in 2022. 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
- ~$96,507
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.6%
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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.