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Jo Bovy

University of Toronto/Professor and Chair of Astronomy and Astrophysics

2025 Salary

$234,378

Total compensation $274,861, including $40,483 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

#667

University of Toronto

Years on List

10

2016–2025

Peak Salary

$234,378

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 10 yearly values of total compensation, from $109,584 in 2016 to $274,861 in 2025.$100K$150K$200K$250K$300K201620182020202120232025
Total compensation, 2016–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2016–2025

$109,281 in 2016 is worth about $139,750 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Professor and Chair of Astronomy and AstrophysicsUniversity Of Toronto$234,378Benefits $40,483Total $274,861
2024Professor of Astronomy and AstrophysicsUniversity Of Toronto$195,825Benefits $39,544Total $235,369
2023Associate Professor of Astronomy and AstrophysicsUniversity Of Toronto$182,820Benefits $38,814Total $221,634
2022Associate Professor of Astronomy and AstrophysicsUniversity Of Toronto$159,897Benefits $38,583Total $198,480
2021Associate Professor of Astronomy and AstrophysicsUniversity Of Toronto$144,910Benefits $35,044Total $179,953
2020Associate Professor of Astronomy and AstrophysicsUniversity Of Toronto$141,080Benefits $34,727Total $175,807
2019Professor of Astronomy and AstrophysicsUniversity Of Toronto$127,433Benefits $1,144Total $128,577
2018Professor of Astronomy and AstrophysicsUniversity of Toronto$124,704Benefits $274Total $124,978
2017Professor of Astronomy and AstrophysicsUniversity of Toronto$116,542Benefits $278Total $116,819
2016Professor of Astronomy and AstrophysicsUniversity of Toronto$109,281Benefits $303Total $109,584

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Jo Bovy was paid $234,378 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $148,130, an effective income-tax rate of about 34.4%. That is about 20% more than the $195,825 paid in 2024. Jo Bovy 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
~$148,130
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~34.4%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~36.8%

Where does $234,378 rank on the Sunshine List? →

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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2025

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