Hossein Zolfagharinia
Toronto Metropolitan University/Associate Professor
2025 Salary
$194,621Total compensation $201,741, including $7,120 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
#538Toronto Metropolitan University
Years on List
102016–2025
Peak Salary
$194,6212025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2016–2025
$124,073 in 2016 is worth about $158,667 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Associate ProfessorToronto Metropolitan University | $194,621Benefits $7,120Total $201,741 |
| 2024 | Associate ProfessorToronto Metropolitan University | $189,786Benefits $1,018Total $190,804 |
| 2023 | Associate ProfessorToronto Metropolitan University | $181,859Benefits $977Total $182,836 |
| 2022 | Associate ProfessorToronto Metropolitan University | $162,730Benefits $2,963Total $165,693 |
| 2021 | Associate ProfessorRyerson University | $161,396Benefits $888Total $162,284 |
| 2020 | Assistant ProfessorRyerson University | $145,660Benefits $825Total $146,485 |
| 2019 | Assistant ProfessorRyerson University | $145,297Benefits $780Total $146,078 |
| 2018 | Assistant ProfessorRyerson University | $134,474Benefits $2,888Total $137,361 |
| 2017 | Assistant ProfessorRyerson University | $132,069Benefits $926Total $132,995 |
| 2016 | Assistant ProfessorRyerson University | $124,073Benefits $872Total $124,945 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Hossein Zolfagharinia's 2025 salary of $194,621 comes to roughly $127,923 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 31.4% effective) is deducted. That is about 3% more than the $189,786 paid in 2024. Hossein Zolfagharinia has appeared on the list 10 times since 2016. 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
- ~$127,923
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~34.3%
- vs. 2025 Associate Professor median
- +12%
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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.