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Josee Johnston

University of Toronto/Professor and Acting Chair, Department of Sociology

2025 Salary

$250,851

Total compensation $251,102, 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

#965

University of Toronto

Years on List

15

2011–2025

Peak Salary

$250,851

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 15 yearly values of total compensation, from $104,016 in 2011 to $251,102 in 2025.$100K$150K$200K$250K$300K201120142017201920222025
Total compensation, 2011–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2011–2025

$103,461 in 2011 is worth about $141,687 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Professor and Acting Chair, Department of SociologyUniversity Of Toronto$250,851Benefits $251Total $251,102
2024Professor and Acting Chair, Department of SociologyUniversity Of Toronto$218,297Benefits $258Total $218,555
2023Professor, Department of SociologyUniversity Of Toronto$214,005Benefits $258Total $214,263
2022Professor, Department of SociologyUniversity Of Toronto$218,171Benefits $272Total $218,443
2021Professor, Department of SociologyUniversity Of Toronto$198,293Benefits $286Total $198,580
2020Professor, Department of SociologyUniversity Of Toronto$177,737Benefits $302Total $178,039
2019Professor of SociologyUniversity Of Toronto$166,792Benefits $361Total $167,152
2018Professor of SociologyUniversity of Toronto$152,661Benefits $403Total $153,064
2017Professor of SociologyUniversity of Toronto$149,322Benefits $448Total $149,770
2016Associate Professor of SociologyUniversity of Toronto$150,730Benefits $520Total $151,250
2015Professor Of SociologyUniversity of Toronto$136,572Benefits $566Total $137,138
2014Professor of SociologyUniversity of Toronto$132,665Benefits $612Total $133,276
2013Professor of SociologyUniversity of Toronto$142,628Benefits $606Total $143,233
2012Professor of SociologyUniversity of Toronto$114,514Benefits $585Total $115,099
2011Professor of SociologyUniversity of Toronto$103,461Benefits $555Total $104,016

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Josee Johnston's 2025 salary of $250,851 comes to roughly $156,393 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 35.5% effective) is deducted. Within University of Toronto, Josee Johnston's total compensation of $251,102 was the #965 of 7,392, against a median salary of $147,726. It is up about 15% on the $218,297 paid in 2024. 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
~$156,393
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~35.5%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~37.7%

Where does $250,851 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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