Erik Knutsen
Queen's University/Professor
2025 Salary
$204,803Total compensation $204,803, including $0 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
#345Queen's University
Years on List
132013–2025
Peak Salary
$226,8872019
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2013–2025
$140,817 in 2013 is worth about $188,291 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ProfessorQueen's University | $204,803Benefits $0Total $204,803 |
| 2024 | ProfessorQueen’s University | $198,059Benefits $0Total $198,059 |
| 2023 | ProfessorQueen's University | $213,033Benefits $0Total $213,033 |
| 2022 | ProfessorQueen’s University | $189,496Benefits $0Total $189,496 |
| 2021 | ProfessorQueen’s University | $186,273Benefits $0Total $186,273 |
| 2020 | ProfessorQueen’s University | $190,155Benefits $0Total $190,155 |
| 2019 | Associate Dean (Academic)Queen’s University | $226,887Benefits $0Total $226,887 |
| 2018 | Associate Dean (Academic), ProfessorQueen's University | $177,845Benefits $0Total $177,845 |
| 2017 | ProfessorQueen's University | $149,237Benefits $0Total $149,237 |
| 2016 | Associate ProfessorQueen's University | $161,240Benefits $0Total $161,240 |
| 2015 | Associate ProfessorQueen's University | $153,220Benefits $0Total $153,220 |
| 2014 | Associate Professor - Faculty of LawQueen's University | $180,103Benefits $0Total $180,103 |
| 2013 | Associate Professor - Faculty of LawQueen's University | $140,817Benefits $0Total $140,817 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Erik Knutsen was paid $204,803 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $133,040, an effective income-tax rate of about 32.4%. It is up about 3% on the $198,059 paid in 2024. That is about 51% above the 2025 median of $135,910 for Professor on the Sunshine List. 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
- ~$133,040
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~35.0%
- vs. 2025 Professor median
- +51%
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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.