Michael Adams
Queen's University/Professor
2025 Salary
$265,197Total compensation $265,469, including $272 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
#89Queen's University
Years on List
132013–2025
Peak Salary
$265,1972025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2013–2025
$188,457 in 2013 is worth about $251,992 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ProfessorQueen's University | $265,197 |
| 2024 | Associate Dean (Undergraduate Health Sciences), ProfessorQueen’s University | $256,463 |
| 2023 | Associate Dean (Undergraduate Health Sciences), ProfessorQueen's University | $257,817 |
| 2022 | ProfessorQueen’s University | $225,426 |
| 2021 | Director (Bachelor of Health Sciences), ProfessorQueen’s University | $226,671 |
| 2020 | Director (Bachelor of Health Sciences), ProfessorQueen’s University | $223,735 |
| 2019 | Director (Online Course Development Team)Queen’s University | $225,468 |
| 2018 | Department Head, ProfessorQueen's University | $237,777 |
| 2017 | Department Head, ProfessorQueen's University | $212,450 |
| 2016 | Department Head, ProfessorQueen's University | $206,523 |
| 2015 | Department Head, ProfessorQueen's University | $200,957 |
| 2014 | Department Head - Biomedical and Molecular Science, Professor - Biomedical and Molecular ScienceQueen's University | $195,053 |
| 2013 | Professor - Biomedical and Molecular Science, Head - Biomedical and Molecular ScienceQueen's University | $188,457 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $265,197 Michael Adams earned in 2025, roughly $163,194 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 38.5%. It is up about 3% on the $256,463 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 13 years in all, first in 2013. 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
- ~$163,194
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~36.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~38.5%
- vs. 2025 Professor median
- +95%
Where does $265,197 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.