Megan Burkett
McMaster University/Senior Legal Counsel
2025 Salary
$174,128Total compensation $186,140, including $12,012 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
#684McMaster University
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$174,1282025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$132,840 in 2018 is worth about $163,511 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Legal CounselMcMaster University | $174,128Benefits $12,012Total $186,140 |
| 2024 | Senior Legal CounselMcMaster University | $162,861Benefits $10,927Total $173,787 |
| 2023 | Legal CounselMcMaster University | $157,321Benefits $10,425Total $167,746 |
| 2022 | Legal CounselMcMaster University | $154,104Benefits $9,946Total $164,050 |
| 2021 | Legal CounselMcMaster University | $149,144Benefits $9,813Total $158,957 |
| 2020 | Legal Counsel, Labour and EmploymentMcMaster University | $147,154Benefits $10,255Total $157,409 |
| 2019 | Legal Counsel, Labour and EmploymentMcMaster University | $137,111Benefits $9,273Total $146,384 |
| 2018 | Legal Counsel, Labour and EmploymentMcMaster University | $132,840Benefits $8,556Total $141,396 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Megan Burkett's 2025 salary of $174,128 comes to roughly $117,164 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 29.6% effective) is deducted. Within McMaster University, Megan Burkett's total compensation of $186,140 was the #684 of 1,966, against a median salary of $150,713. Megan Burkett has appeared on the list 8 times since 2018. 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
- ~$117,164
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.7%
- vs. 2025 Senior Legal Counsel median
- −8%
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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.