Michael Downey
University of Ottawa/Professeure ou professeur titulaire / Full Professor
2025 Salary
$183,597Total compensation $183,758, including $161 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
#901University of Ottawa
Years on List
112015–2025
Peak Salary
$183,5972025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$100,006 in 2015 is worth about $129,708 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Professeure ou professeur titulaire / Full ProfessorUniversity Of Ottawa | $183,597 |
| 2024 | Directrice adjointe, directeur adjoint, L’Institut de biologie des systèmes d’Ottawa / Assistant Director, Ottawa Institute of Systems BiologyUniversity Of Ottawa | $179,139 |
| 2023 | Directrice adjointe, directeur adjoint / Assistant DirectorUniversity Of Ottawa / Université D'Ottawa | $156,293 |
| 2022 | Professeur(e) agrégé(e) / Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Ottawa | $152,380 |
| 2021 | Professeur(e) agrégé(e) / Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Ottawa | $144,537 |
| 2020 | Professeur(e) agrégé(e) / Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Ottawa | $137,615 |
| 2019 | Professeur(e)University Of Ottawa | $128,481 |
| 2018 | Professeur(e) adjoint(e) / Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Ottawa | $120,884 |
| 2017 | Professeur(e) adjoint(e) / Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Ottawa | $113,473 |
| 2016 | Assistant ProfessorUniversité d'Ottawa | $106,488 |
| 2015 | Professeur(e) agrégé(e) / Associate ProfessorUniversity of Ottawa | $100,006 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Michael Downey's 2025 salary of $183,597 comes to roughly $122,220 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 30.4% effective) is deducted. It is up about 2% on the $179,139 paid in 2024. Michael Downey has appeared on the list 11 times since 2015. 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
- ~$122,220
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.4%
- vs. 2025 Professor median
- +35%
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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.