John De Backere
University of Toronto/Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Dept of Chemistry
2025 Salary
$143,496Total compensation $143,747, including $251 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
#3,917University of Toronto
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$143,4962025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$102,413 in 2021 is worth about $118,759 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Dept of ChemistryUniversity Of Toronto | $143,496Benefits $251Total $143,747 |
| 2024 | Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Dept of ChemistryUniversity Of Toronto | $127,398Benefits $258Total $127,656 |
| 2023 | Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Dept of ChemistryUniversity Of Toronto | $130,288Benefits $263Total $130,551 |
| 2022 | Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Dept of ChemistryUniversity Of Toronto | $113,148Benefits $245Total $113,393 |
| 2021 | Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Dept of ChemistryUniversity Of Toronto | $102,413Benefits $128Total $102,541 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $143,496 John De Backere earned in 2025, roughly $100,188 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 30.2%. That is about 13% more than the $127,398 paid in 2024. 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
- ~$100,188
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.2%
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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.