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Laura Jane Duncan

McMaster University/Assistant Professor

2025 Salary

$119,451

Total 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

#1,452

McMaster University

Years on List

3

2023–2025

Peak Salary

$119,451

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 3 yearly values of total compensation, from $101,285 in 2023 to $119,864 in 2025.$100K$105K$110K$115K$120K202320242025
Total compensation, 2023–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2023–2025

$100,943 in 2023 is worth about $105,505 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Assistant ProfessorMcMaster University$119,451Benefits $413Total $119,864
2024Assistant ProfessorMcMaster University$108,181Benefits $376Total $108,556
2023Assistant 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.

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