Mehdi Arzandeh
Lakehead University/Assistant Professor
2025 Salary
$136,740Total compensation $137,726, including $986 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
#273Lakehead University
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$147,9842024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$113,588 in 2018 is worth about $139,814 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Assistant ProfessorLakehead University | $136,740Benefits $986Total $137,726 |
| 2024 | Assistant ProfessorLakehead University | $147,984Benefits $965Total $148,949 |
| 2023 | Assistant ProfessorLakehead University | $123,119Benefits $889Total $124,008 |
| 2022 | Assistant ProfessorLakehead University | $124,106Benefits $843Total $124,950 |
| 2021 | Assistant ProfessorLakehead University | $121,050Benefits $798Total $121,848 |
| 2020 | Assistant ProfessorLakehead University | $117,230Benefits $780Total $118,010 |
| 2019 | Assistant ProfessorLakehead University | $122,347Benefits $764Total $123,111 |
| 2018 | Assistant ProfessorLakehead University | $113,588Benefits $759Total $114,347 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Mehdi Arzandeh's $136,740 salary works out to roughly $96,364 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 29.5%. It is down about 8% from the $147,984 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 8 years in all, first in 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
- ~$96,364
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.5%
- vs. 2025 Assistant Professor median
- about even
Where does $136,740 rank on the Sunshine List? →
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.