Leyla Soleymani
McMaster University/Professor / Associate Vice-President
2025 Salary
$226,290Total compensation $226,808, including $517 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
#297McMaster University
Years on List
92016–2025
Peak Salary
$226,2902025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2016–2025
$125,595 in 2016 is worth about $160,613 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Professor / Associate Vice-PresidentMcMaster University | $226,290Benefits $517Total $226,808 |
| 2024 | Associate Vice-President / ProfessorMcMaster University | $225,094Benefits $2,708Total $227,801 |
| 2023 | Associate Vice-President / ProfessorMcMaster University | $201,060Benefits $2,806Total $203,866 |
| 2022 | Associate ProfessorMcMaster University | $169,030Benefits $2,880Total $171,910 |
| 2021 | Associate ProfessorMcMaster University | $162,002Benefits $5,183Total $167,185 |
| 2020 | Associate ProfessorMcMaster University | $155,338Benefits $5,001Total $160,339 |
| 2019 | Associate ProfessorMcMaster University | $149,118Benefits $5,016Total $154,134 |
| 2017 | Associate ProfessorMcmaster University | $132,101Benefits $227Total $132,328 |
| 2016 | Assistant ProfessorMcMaster University | $125,595Benefits $227Total $125,822 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Leyla Soleymani's $226,290 salary works out to roughly $144,072 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 36.3%. Within McMaster University, Leyla Soleymani's total compensation of $226,808 was the #297 of 1,966, against a median salary of $150,713. Leyla Soleymani has appeared on the list 9 times since 2016. 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
- ~$144,072
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~36.3%
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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.