Laura Cleghorn
McMaster University/Research Manager
2025 Salary
$111,711Total compensation $117,624, including $5,913 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
#1,491McMaster University
Years on List
32023–2025
Peak Salary
$111,7112025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2023–2025
$102,165 in 2023 is worth about $106,783 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Research ManagerMcMaster University | $111,711Benefits $5,913Total $117,624 |
| 2024 | Research ManagerMcMaster University | $106,498Benefits $5,676Total $112,173 |
| 2023 | Research ManagerMcMaster University | $102,165Benefits $5,345Total $107,511 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Laura Cleghorn's 2025 salary of $111,711 comes to roughly $81,931 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 21.7% effective) is deducted. That is about 6% below the 2025 median of $118,730 for Research Manager on the Sunshine List. Laura Cleghorn has appeared on the list 3 times since 2023. 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
- ~$81,931
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~21.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.7%
- vs. 2025 Research Manager median
- −6%
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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.