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Hongfei Sun

Queen's University/Professor, Royal Bank of Canada Fellow

At a Glance
2025

Latest Salary

$214,775

2025

Total Compensation

$215,047

Incl. $272 benefits

Employer Rank

#263

Queen's University

Years on List

18

2008–2025

Salary History

Salary by year, 2008–2025Line chart of 18 yearly values, from $108,409 in 2008 to $215,047 in 2025.$0$50K$100K$150K$200K$250K200820122015201820212025

Full History
20082025

YearEmployerPositionSalaryBenefitsTotal
2025Queen's UniversityProfessor, Royal Bank of Canada Fellow$214,775$272$215,047
2024Queen’s UniversityProfessor, Royal Bank of Canada Fellow$207,508$272$207,780
2023Queen's University$204,962$272$205,235
2022Queen’s UniversityAssociate Professor, Royal Bank of Canada Fellow$186,963$272$187,235
2021Queen’s UniversityAssociate Professor, Royal Bank of Canada Fellow$184,049$272$184,321
2020Queen’s UniversityAssociate Professor, Royal Bank of Canada Fellow$180,075$292$180,367
2019Queen�s UniversityAssociate Professor, Royal Bank of Canada Fellow$175,902$312$176,214
2018Queen's UniversityAssociate Professor, Royal Bank of Canada Fellow$194,973$305$195,278
2017Queen's UniversityAssociate Professor, Royal Bank of Canada Fellow$166,942$298$167,239
2016Queen's UniversityAssociate Professor, Royal Bank Of Canada Fellow$162,867$278$163,145
2015Queen's UniversityAssociate Professor, Royal Bank of Canada Fellow$153,980$270$154,250
2014Queen's UniversityAssociate Professor - Economics$142,110$281$142,391
2013Queen's UniversityAssistant Professor - Economics$104,532$281$104,812
2012Queen's UniversityAssistant Professor – Economics$109,748$281$110,028
2011Queen's UniversityAssistant Professor, Economics$126,092$281$126,373
2010Queen's UniversityAssistant Professor, Economics$120,893$306$121,199
2009Queen's UniversityAssistant Professor, Economics$114,332$331$114,663
2008Queen's UniversityAssistant Professor, Economics$108,069$340$108,409

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Of the $214,775 Hongfei Sun earned in 2025, roughly $138,197 would remain after federal and Ontario income tax, an effective rate of about 33.1%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $207,508, that is a rise of about 4%. Within Queen's University it was the #263 salary of 1,469, against a median of $173,378. 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
~$138,197
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~33.1%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507

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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.

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