M Nikolai Penner
McMaster University/Assistant Professor
2025 Salary
$158,567Total compensation $161,422, including $2,855 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
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At a Glance
2025
Employer Rank
#898McMaster University
Years on List
52017–2025
Peak Salary
$161,0042024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$106,374 in 2017 is worth about $133,946 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Assistant ProfessorMcMaster University | $158,567Benefits $2,855Total $161,422 |
| 2024 | Assistant ProfessorMcMaster University | $161,004Benefits $2,708Total $163,711 |
| 2023 | Assistant ProfessorMcMaster University | $145,181Benefits $2,796Total $147,977 |
| 2022 | Assistant ProfessorMcMaster University | $135,065Benefits $423Total $135,488 |
| 2017 | Assistant ProfessorMcmaster University | $106,374Benefits $227Total $106,601 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
M Nikolai Penner was paid $158,567 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $108,599, an effective income-tax rate of about 28.0%. Among those listed as Assistant Professor in 2025, the median was $137,351; this salary sits about 15% above it. The 2024 record under this name shows $161,004. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 5 years in all, first in 2017. 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
- ~$108,599
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.5%
- vs. 2025 Assistant Professor median
- +15%
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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.