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Kenneth Owen

McMaster University/Assistant Professor / Director

2025 Salary

$125,657

Total compensation $126,091, including $434 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

#1,354

McMaster University

Years on List

4

2022–2025

Peak Salary

$125,657

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 4 yearly values of total compensation, from $110,107 in 2022 to $126,091 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K2022202320242025
Total compensation, 2022–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2022–2025

$109,800 in 2022 is worth about $119,240 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Assistant Professor / DirectorMcMaster University$125,657Benefits $434Total $126,091
2024Assistant Professor / DirectorMcMaster University$122,599Benefits $402Total $123,000
2023Assistant ProfessorMcMaster University$115,704Benefits $366Total $116,070
2022Assistant ProfessorMcMaster University$109,800Benefits $307Total $110,107

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Kenneth Owen's 2025 salary of $125,657 comes to roughly $90,093 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 23.9% effective) is deducted. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $122,599, that is a rise of about 2%. Kenneth Owen has appeared on the list 4 times since 2022. 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
~$90,093
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~23.9%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~28.3%

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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.

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