Marcel Danesi

University of Toronto/Professor of Anthropology

2021 Salary — last year on the list

$119,917

Total compensation $119,917, including $0 in taxable benefits.

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At a Glance
2021

Employer Rank

#3,629

University of Toronto

Years on List

1996–2021

Peak Salary

$243,873

2019

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation, 1996–2021. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
1996–2021

$101,825 in 1996 is worth about $188,073 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2021	University Of Toronto	Professor of AnthropologyUniversity Of Toronto	$119,917Benefits $0Total $119,917	$0	$119,917
2020	University Of Toronto	Professor of AnthropologyUniversity Of Toronto	$239,371Benefits $0Total $239,371	$0	$239,371
2019	University Of Toronto	Professor of AnthropologyUniversity Of Toronto	$243,873Benefits $0Total $243,873	$0	$243,873
2018	University of Toronto	Professor of AnthropologyUniversity of Toronto	$237,945Benefits $106Total $238,051	$106	$238,051
2017	University of Toronto	Professor of AnthropologyUniversity of Toronto	$231,144Benefits $430Total $231,574	$430	$231,574
2016	University of Toronto	Professor of AnthropologyUniversity of Toronto	$232,411Benefits $520Total $232,932	$520	$232,932
2015	University of Toronto	Professor Of AnthropologyUniversity of Toronto	$223,604Benefits $566Total $224,170	$566	$224,170
2014	University of Toronto	Professor of AnthropologyUniversity of Toronto	$213,838Benefits $612Total $214,450	$612	$214,450
2013	University of Toronto	Professor of AnthropologyUniversity of Toronto	$209,494Benefits $612Total $210,106	$612	$210,106
2012	University of Toronto	Professor of AnthropologyUniversity of Toronto	$204,571Benefits $612Total $205,182	$612	$205,182
2011	University of Toronto	Professor of AnthropologyUniversity of Toronto	$199,527Benefits $612Total $200,139	$612	$200,139
2010	University of Toronto	Professor of AnthropologyUniversity of Toronto	$195,602Benefits $589Total $196,191	$589	$196,191
2009	University of Toronto	Professor of AnthropologyUniversity of Toronto	$205,040Benefits $567Total $205,606	$567	$205,606
2008	University of Toronto	Professor, Anthropology & Spanish & PortugueseUniversity of Toronto	$201,971Benefits $567Total $202,538	$567	$202,538
2007	University of Toronto	Professor, Anthropology & Spanish & PortugueseUniversity of Toronto	$184,286Benefits $664Total $184,949	$664	$184,949
2006	University of Toronto	Professor of Anthropology & Spanish & PortugueseUniversity of Toronto	$207,737Benefits $710Total $208,447	$710	$208,447
2005	University of Toronto	Prof., Anthropology, Spanish, PortugueseUniversity of Toronto	$172,814Benefits $789Total $173,603	$789	$173,603
2004	University of Toronto	Prof, Anthropology, Spanish & PortugueseUniversity of Toronto	$166,747Benefits $769Total $167,516	$769	$167,516
2003	University of Toronto	Prof., Anthropology, Spanish, PortugueseUniversity of Toronto	$156,959Benefits $714Total $157,673	$714	$157,673
2002	University of Toronto	Professor of Spanish & PortugueseUniversity of Toronto	$137,976Benefits $696Total $138,671	$696	$138,671
2001	University of Toronto	Professor of Spanish & PortugueseUniversity of Toronto	$140,644Benefits $673Total $141,317	$673	$141,317
2000	University of Toronto	Professor of Spanish & PortugueseUniversity of Toronto	$124,947Benefits $643Total $125,590	$643	$125,590
1999	University of Toronto	Professor of Spanish and PortugueseUniversity of Toronto	$118,546Benefits $630Total $119,176	$630	$119,176
1998	University of Toronto	Professor of Italian StudiesUniversity of Toronto	$114,133Benefits $618Total $114,751	$618	$114,751
1997	Toronto	Prof. of Italian StudiesToronto	$105,042Benefits $602Total $105,644	$602	$105,644
1996	University of Toronto	Professor of Italian StudiesUniversity of Toronto	$101,825Benefits $596Total $102,421	$596	$102,421

On the List
2021

Marcel Danesi's $119,917 salary at University of Toronto was about 17% below the 2021 median there, $143,828. Marcel Danesi was the #3,629 highest-paid of 4,984 people University of Toronto disclosed in 2021, with total compensation of $119,917. Across Ontario, the 2021 median for Professor of Anthropology was $177,722; Marcel Danesi's $119,917 salary sat about 33% below it. Across 26 years at University of Toronto (1996–2021), Marcel Danesi's highest disclosed salary was $243,873, in 2019.

Also at University of Toronto
2021

Also at University of Toronto, 2021
#	Name	Position	Salary	Total
1	William Mitchell	Professor of Strategic Management	$563,922	$564,065
2	Brian Golden	Professor of Strategic Management	$549,517	$549,804
3	Craig Andrew Doidge	Professor of Finance	$540,359	$540,645
4	Meric Gertler	President; Professor of Geography and Planning	$438,892	$497,751
5	John Hull	Professor of Finance	$492,814	$492,814
6	David Palmer	Vice President, Advancement	$401,996	$475,682
7	Alexander Dyck	Professor of Finance	$466,599	$466,885
8	Mihnea Moldoveanu	Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy	$465,626	$465,912
9	Lionel Trevor Young	Professor, Psychiatry and Dean	$446,910	$462,594
10	Glen Whyte	Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management	$457,810	$458,097