Laura Thomson
Queen's University/Associate Professor
2025 Salary
$173,388Total compensation $173,660, including $272 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
#732Queen's University
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$173,3882025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$123,490 in 2019 is worth about $149,096 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Associate ProfessorQueen's University | $173,388Benefits $272Total $173,660 |
| 2024 | Assistant Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier 2Queen’s University | $165,935Benefits $272Total $166,207 |
| 2023 | Assistant ProfessorQueen's University | $163,274Benefits $272Total $163,546 |
| 2022 | Assistant ProfessorQueen’s University | $121,123Benefits $272Total $121,395 |
| 2021 | Assistant ProfessorQueen’s University | $141,992Benefits $272Total $142,264 |
| 2020 | Assistant Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier 2Queen’s University | $128,815Benefits $292Total $129,107 |
| 2019 | Assistant ProfessorQueen’s University | $123,490Benefits $312Total $123,802 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Laura Thomson was paid $173,388 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $116,756, an effective income-tax rate of about 29.5%. The 2025 median for Associate Professor on the list was $174,209, almost exactly this figure. Laura Thomson has appeared on the list 7 times since 2019. 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
- ~$116,756
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.7%
- vs. 2025 Associate Professor median
- about even
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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.