Michael Brown
York University/Professor
2025 Salary
$124,629Total compensation $125,107, including $478 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
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At a Glance
2025
Employer Rank
#1,959York University
Years on List
42001–2025
Peak Salary
$269,8662024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2001–2025
$111,009 in 2001 is worth about $186,377 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ProfessorYork University | $124,629Benefits $478Total $125,107 |
| 2024 | ProfessorYork University | $269,866Benefits $956Total $270,823 |
| 2023 | Professor/Canada Research ChairYork University | $260,047Benefits $956Total $261,004 |
| 2001 | Professor, HumanitiesYork University | $111,009Benefits $742Total $111,751 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Michael Brown's $124,629 salary works out to roughly $89,511 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 28.2%. The 2024 record under this name shows $269,866. For comparison, the median Professor on the 2025 list was paid $135,910; this salary is about 8% less. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 4 years in all, first in 2001. 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
- ~$89,511
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.2%
- vs. 2025 Professor 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.