Melissa Northwood
McMaster University/Assistant Professor
2025 Salary
$119,484Total compensation $119,899, including $415 in taxable benefits.
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At a Glance
2025
Employer Rank
#1,449McMaster University
Years on List
32023–2025
Peak Salary
$119,4842025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2023–2025
$101,189 in 2023 is worth about $105,763 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Assistant ProfessorMcMaster University | $119,484Benefits $415Total $119,899 |
| 2024 | Assistant ProfessorMcMaster University | $108,905Benefits $379Total $109,284 |
| 2023 | Assistant ProfessorMcMaster University | $101,189Benefits $341Total $101,531 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Melissa Northwood's $119,484 salary works out to roughly $86,600 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 27.5%. That is about 13% below the 2025 median of $137,351 for Assistant Professor on the Sunshine List. Melissa Northwood has appeared on the list 3 times since 2023. 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
- ~$86,600
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~22.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.5%
- vs. 2025 Assistant Professor median
- −13%
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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.