Devashish Pujari
McMaster University/Professor
2025 Salary
$245,219Total compensation $245,736, 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
#171McMaster University
Years on List
202005–2025
Peak Salary
$247,1392017
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2005–2025
$100,156 in 2005 is worth about $153,697 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ProfessorMcMaster University | $245,219Benefits $517Total $245,736 |
| 2024 | ProfessorMcMaster University | $231,181Benefits $517Total $231,698 |
| 2023 | ProfessorMcMaster University | $233,736Benefits $501Total $234,238 |
| 2022 | ProfessorMcMaster University | $217,512Benefits $449Total $217,961 |
| 2021 | ProfessorMcMaster University | $215,888Benefits $392Total $216,280 |
| 2020 | ProfessorMcMaster University | $222,933Benefits $348Total $223,281 |
| 2019 | ProfessorMcMaster University | $176,785Benefits $272Total $177,058 |
| 2018 | ProfessorMcMaster University | $177,650Benefits $218Total $177,868 |
| 2017 | Associate ProfessorMcmaster University | $247,139Benefits $227Total $247,366 |
| 2016 | Associate ProfessorMcMaster University | $174,984Benefits $227Total $175,211 |
| 2015 | Associate ProfessorMcMaster University | $163,391Benefits $194Total $163,585 |
| 2013 | Associate ProfessorMcMaster University | $140,964Benefits $131Total $141,095 |
| 2012 | Associate ProfessorMcMaster University | $148,848Benefits $175Total $149,023 |
| 2011 | Associate Professor/Area ChairMcMaster University | $176,311Benefits $194Total $176,505 |
| 2010 | Associate Professor/Area ChairMcMaster University | $160,439Benefits $213Total $160,652 |
| 2009 | Associate Professor/Area ChairMcMaster University | $148,506Benefits $234Total $148,740 |
| 2008 | Associate Professor/Area ChairMcMaster University | $129,507Benefits $2,759Total $132,266 |
| 2007 | Chair/Associate ProfessorMcMaster University | $113,869Benefits $2,689Total $116,559 |
| 2006 | Associate ProfessorMcMaster University | $118,964Benefits $295Total $119,259 |
| 2005 | Assistant ProfessorMcMaster University | $100,156Benefits $293Total $100,448 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Devashish Pujari was paid $245,219 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $153,568, an effective income-tax rate of about 35.1%. It is up about 6% on the $231,181 paid in 2024. For comparison, the median Professor on the 2025 list was paid $135,910; this salary is about 80% more. 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
- ~$153,568
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~35.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~37.4%
- vs. 2025 Professor median
- +80%
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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.