Melissa M Lao
University of Toronto/Senior Project Manager
2025 Salary
$144,018Total compensation $144,144, including $126 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
#3,902University of Toronto
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$144,0182025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$100,507 in 2019 is worth about $121,348 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Project ManagerUniversity Of Toronto | $144,018Benefits $126Total $144,144 |
| 2024 | Senior Project ManagerUniversity Of Toronto | $138,018Benefits $129Total $138,146 |
| 2023 | Senior Project ManagerUniversity Of Toronto | $123,682Benefits $125Total $123,806 |
| 2022 | Project ManagerUniversity Of Toronto | $114,679Benefits $125Total $114,804 |
| 2021 | Project ManagerUniversity Of Toronto | $110,764Benefits $906Total $111,670 |
| 2020 | Project ManagerUniversity Of Toronto | $106,050Benefits $1,811Total $107,860 |
| 2019 | Project ManagerUniversity Of Toronto | $100,507Benefits $3,590Total $104,097 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Melissa M Lao's 2025 salary of $144,018 comes to roughly $100,483 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 26.4% effective) is deducted. On total compensation of $144,144, Melissa M Lao ranked #3,902 of 7,392 disclosed at University of Toronto that year, where the median salary was $147,726. 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
- ~$100,483
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.2%
- vs. 2025 Senior Project Manager 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.