Laura Jane Duncan
McMaster University/Assistant Professor
2025 Salary
$119,451Total compensation $119,864, including $413 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
#1,452McMaster University
Years on List
32023–2025
Peak Salary
$119,4512025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2023–2025
$100,943 in 2023 is worth about $105,505 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Assistant ProfessorMcMaster University | $119,451Benefits $413Total $119,864 |
| 2024 | Assistant ProfessorMcMaster University | $108,181Benefits $376Total $108,556 |
| 2023 | Assistant ProfessorMcMaster University | $100,943Benefits $341Total $101,285 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Laura Jane Duncan's 2025 salary of $119,451 comes to roughly $86,581 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 22.9% effective) is deducted. That is about 13% below the 2025 median of $137,351 for Assistant Professor on the Sunshine List. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $108,181, that is a rise of about 10%. 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
- ~$86,581
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~22.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.5%
- vs. 2025 Assistant Professor median
- −13%
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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.