Deborah Cook
Mcmaster University/Professor
2025 Salary
$306,927Total compensation $307,444, including $517 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
#53Mcmaster University
Years on List
252001–2025
Peak Salary
$349,6722008
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2001–2025
$123,440 in 2001 is worth about $207,248 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Deborah Cook was paid $306,927 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $182,586, an effective income-tax rate of about 38.7%. That is about 1% more than the $304,352 paid in 2024. That is about 126% above the 2025 median of $135,910 for Professor on the Sunshine List. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$182,586
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~38.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~40.5%
- vs. 2025 Professor median
- +126%
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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.