Esme Davies
McMaster University/Special Advisor
2025 Salary
$119,511Total compensation $119,856, including $345 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
#1,453McMaster University
Years on List
122014–2025
Peak Salary
$195,8952021
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2014–2025
$113,542 in 2014 is worth about $148,910 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Special AdvisorMcMaster University | $119,511Benefits $345Total $119,856 |
| 2024 | Special AdvisorMcMaster University | $101,621Benefits $345Total $101,966 |
| 2023 | Special AdvisorMcMaster University | $114,834Benefits $322Total $115,156 |
| 2022 | Senior Advisor and Legal Counsel to PresidentMcMaster University | $193,022Benefits $298Total $193,319 |
| 2021 | Senior Advisor To The PresidentMcMaster University | $195,895Benefits $260Total $196,155 |
| 2020 | Senior Advisor to the PresidentMcMaster University | $185,193Benefits $232Total $185,425 |
| 2019 | Senior Advisor To The PresidentMcMaster University | $167,386Benefits $218Total $167,604 |
| 2018 | Senior Advisor to the PresidentMcMaster University | $160,753Benefits $218Total $160,971 |
| 2017 | Senior Advisor To The PresidentMcmaster University | $154,325Benefits $227Total $154,552 |
| 2016 | Senior Advisor To The PresidentMcMaster University | $149,154Benefits $229Total $149,383 |
| 2015 | Senior Advisor To The PresidentMcMaster University | $117,779Benefits $194Total $117,973 |
| 2014 | Senior Advisor to the PresidentMcMaster University | $113,542Benefits $175Total $113,717 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $119,511 Esme Davies earned in 2025, roughly $86,615 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 27.5%. That is about 8% below the 2025 median of $129,335 for Special Advisor on the Sunshine List. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 12 years in all, first in 2014. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$86,615
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~22.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.5%
- vs. 2025 Special Advisor median
- −8%
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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.