Gerard Wright
McMaster University/Professor
2025 Salary
$412,681Total compensation $413,198, 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
#12McMaster University
Years on List
242002–2025
Peak Salary
$416,1632024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2002–2025
$104,264 in 2002 is worth about $171,201 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ProfessorMcMaster University | $412,681Benefits $517Total $413,198 |
| 2024 | ProfessorMcMaster University | $416,163Benefits $517Total $416,680 |
| 2023 | ProfessorMcMaster University | $406,868Benefits $501Total $407,369 |
| 2022 | ProfessorMcMaster University | $397,862Benefits $449Total $398,311 |
| 2021 | ProfessorMcMaster University | $388,139Benefits $392Total $388,532 |
| 2020 | ProfessorMcMaster University | $377,462Benefits $348Total $377,810 |
| 2019 | ProfessorMcMaster University | $367,321Benefits $272Total $367,593 |
| 2018 | ProfessorMcMaster University | $357,005Benefits $218Total $357,222 |
| 2017 | ProfessorMcmaster University | $346,132Benefits $227Total $346,359 |
| 2016 | ProfessorMcMaster University | $266,396Benefits $227Total $266,623 |
| 2015 | ProfessorMcMaster University | $255,998Benefits $194Total $256,192 |
| 2014 | ProfessorMcMaster University | $238,103Benefits $175Total $238,278 |
| 2013 | ProfessorMcMaster University | $228,785Benefits $175Total $228,959 |
| 2012 | ProfessorMcMaster University | $217,473Benefits $175Total $217,648 |
| 2011 | ProfessorMcMaster University | $212,312Benefits $194Total $212,506 |
| 2010 | ProfessorMcMaster University | $204,093Benefits $213Total $204,307 |
| 2009 | ProfessorMcMaster University | $195,088Benefits $234Total $195,322 |
| 2008 | ProfessorMcMaster University | $185,748Benefits $272Total $186,020 |
| 2007 | Director/ProfessorMcMaster University | $168,259Benefits $284Total $168,543 |
| 2006 | ProfessorMcMaster University | $141,853Benefits $295Total $142,148 |
| 2005 | Department Chair/ProfessorMcMaster University | $131,713Benefits $295Total $132,009 |
| 2004 | Department Chair/ProfessorMcMaster University | $126,290Benefits $286Total $126,576 |
| 2003 | Department Chair & ProfessorMcMaster University | $117,936Benefits $337Total $118,272 |
| 2002 | Department Chair & ProfessorMcMaster University | $104,264Benefits $382Total $104,645 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $412,681 Gerard Wright earned in 2025, roughly $231,731 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 43.8%. That is about 1% less than the $416,163 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 24 years in all, first in 2002. 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
- ~$231,731
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~42.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~43.8%
- vs. 2025 Professor median
- +204%
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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.