Jie Cao
University of Toronto/Senior Research Associate
2025 Salary
$119,841Total compensation $119,956, including $114 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
#5,320University of Toronto
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$119,8412025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$100,931 in 2021 is worth about $117,040 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Research AssociateUniversity Of Toronto | $119,841Benefits $114Total $119,956 |
| 2024 | Senior Research AssociateUniversity Of Toronto | $114,077Benefits $114Total $114,190 |
| 2023 | Senior Research AssociateUniversity Of Toronto | $116,224Benefits $106Total $116,330 |
| 2022 | Senior Research AssociateUniversity Of Toronto | $108,106Benefits $105Total $108,210 |
| 2021 | Senior Research AssociateUniversity Of Toronto | $100,931Benefits $108Total $101,039 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Jie Cao was paid $119,841 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $86,801, an effective income-tax rate of about 23.0%. That is about 3% above the 2025 median of $116,742 for Senior Research Associate on the Sunshine List. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 5 years in all, first in 2021. 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
- ~$86,801
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.6%
- vs. 2025 Senior Research Associate median
- +3%
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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.