Glenn Best
University of Toronto/Executive Director, Major Gifts
2025 Salary
$206,295Total compensation $206,521, including $226 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
#1,942University of Toronto
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$206,2952025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$104,314 in 2018 is worth about $128,398 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Executive Director, Major GiftsUniversity Of Toronto | $206,295Benefits $226Total $206,521 |
| 2024 | Director, Major GiftsUniversity Of Toronto | $171,188Benefits $179Total $171,366 |
| 2023 | Director, Major GiftsUniversity Of Toronto | $158,840Benefits $129Total $158,969 |
| 2022 | Director, Major GiftsUniversity Of Toronto | $147,844Benefits $136Total $147,980 |
| 2021 | Director, Major GiftsUniversity Of Toronto | $144,468Benefits $193Total $144,661 |
| 2020 | Director, Major GiftsUniversity Of Toronto | $138,542Benefits $171Total $138,713 |
| 2019 | Director, Major GiftsUniversity Of Toronto | $118,229Benefits $165Total $118,394 |
| 2018 | Associate Director, Major GiftsUniversity of Toronto | $104,314Benefits $168Total $104,482 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Glenn Best's 2025 salary of $206,295 comes to roughly $133,811 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 32.5% effective) is deducted. That is about 21% more than the $171,188 paid in 2024. Glenn Best has appeared on the list 8 times since 2018. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$133,811
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~35.1%
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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.