Michael Cunningham

Queen's University/Professor

At a Glance
2025

Latest Salary

$233,678

2025

Total Compensation

$233,950

Incl. $272 benefits

Employer Rank

#164

Queen's University

Years on List

2005–2025

Salary History

Full History
2005–2025

Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2025	Queen's University	Professor	$233,678	$272	$233,950
2024	Queen’s University	Professor	$225,390	$272	$225,662
2023	Queen's University	—	$222,848	$272	$223,120
2022	Queen’s University	Professor	$201,836	$272	$202,108
2021	Queen’s University	Professor	$198,198	$272	$198,470
2020	Queen’s University	Professor	$190,592	$292	$190,884
2019	Queen’s University	Professor	$185,548	$312	$185,860
2018	Queen's University	Professor	$180,527	$312	$180,839
2017	Queen's University	Professor	$175,587	$317	$175,904
2016	Queen's University	Professor	$170,875	$312	$171,187
2015	Queen's University	Professor	$168,050	$283	$168,333
2014	Queen's University	Professor - Chemical Engineering	$164,700	$304	$165,004
2013	Queen's University	Professor - Chemical Engineering	$159,500	$301	$159,801
2012	Queen's University	Professor – Chemical Engineering	$153,092	$290	$153,381
2011	Queen's University	Professor, Chemical Engineering	$147,621	$287	$147,908
2010	Queen's University	Professor, Chemical Engineering	$140,190	$311	$140,502
2009	Queen's University	Professor, Chemical Engineering	$133,538	$363	$133,900
2008	Queen's University	Professor, Chemical Engineering	$126,906	$395	$127,301
2007	Queen's University	Professor, Chemical Engineering	$120,055	$352	$120,407
2006	Queen's University	Professor, Chemical Engineering	$113,580	$355	$113,936
2005	Queen's University	Professor, Chemical Engineering	$105,804	$355	$106,160

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Michael Cunningham's 2025 salary of $233,678 comes to roughly $147,779 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 34.4% effective) is deducted. At Queen's University, 1,469 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $173,378; Michael Cunningham's total compensation of $233,950 ranked #164. That is about 4% more than the $225,390 paid in 2024. 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: ~$147,779
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI): ~34.4%
CPP + EI contributions: ~$5,507
vs. 2025 Professor median: +72%

Where does $233,678 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.

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1	Jane Philpott	Chair, Connecting Every Ontarian to Primary Health Care Initiative	$556,520	$556,792
2	Shai Dubey	Lecturer	$517,422	$517,422
3	Elspeth Murray	Director (Centre for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Social Impact), Academic Director (Master of Management Innovation and Entrepreneurship), Associate Professor	$425,762	$426,034
4	Patrick Deane	Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Professor	$418,609	$419,290
5	Paul Kubes	Professor, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Immunophysiology and Immunotherapy	$414,920	$415,192
6	Greg Libitz	Lecturer	$407,785	$408,057
7	Jim Hamilton	Lecturer	$395,023	$395,295
8	Teri Shearer	Deputy Provost, Associate Professor	$392,528	$392,800
9	Wei Wang	Professor	$383,286	$383,559
10	Janet Dancey	Professor, Eisenhauer Chair (Clinical Cancer Research), Chair (Canadian Cancer Trials Group)	$381,491	$381,741