James Tiessen
Toronto Metropolitan University/Associate Professor
2025 Salary
$279,026Total compensation $280,462, including $1,436 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
#56Toronto Metropolitan University
Years on List
182008–2025
Peak Salary
$279,0262025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2008–2025
$135,000 in 2008 is worth about $194,277 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $279,026 James Tiessen earned in 2025, roughly $169,621 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 39.2%. For comparison, the median Associate Professor on the 2025 list was paid $174,209; this salary is about 60% more. James Tiessen has appeared on the list 18 times since 2008. 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
- ~$169,621
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~37.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~39.2%
- vs. 2025 Associate Professor median
- +60%
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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.