Michael Farquharson
McMaster University/Professor
2025 Salary
$254,193Total compensation $254,710, including $517 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
#128McMaster University
Years on List
172009–2025
Peak Salary
$254,1932025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2009–2025
$122,146 in 2009 is worth about $175,319 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ProfessorMcMaster University | $254,193Benefits $517Total $254,710 |
| 2024 | ProfessorMcMaster University | $246,970Benefits $517Total $247,487 |
| 2023 | Professor / Program CoordinatorMcMaster University | $236,021Benefits $501Total $236,522 |
| 2022 | Associate Dean / Professor / Program CoordinatorMcMaster University | $246,834Benefits $449Total $247,283 |
| 2021 | Professor / Associate DeanMcMaster University | $229,185Benefits $392Total $229,577 |
| 2020 | Professor / Associate DeanMcMaster University | $230,069Benefits $348Total $230,417 |
| 2019 | Associate Dean / ProfessorMcMaster University | $222,516Benefits $272Total $222,788 |
| 2018 | Associate Dean/ProfessorMcMaster University | $191,066Benefits $218Total $191,283 |
| 2017 | Associate Dean / Professor / Program CoordinatorMcmaster University | $206,235Benefits $227Total $206,463 |
| 2016 | Professor / Associate Dean / Program CoordinatorMcMaster University | $210,703Benefits $227Total $210,930 |
| 2015 | Professor/Associate Dean/Program CoordinatorMcMaster University | $193,860Benefits $194Total $194,054 |
| 2014 | Professor / Associate DeanMcMaster University | $177,391Benefits $175Total $177,566 |
| 2013 | Professor/Program Coordinator/Associate DeanMcMaster University | $172,580Benefits $175Total $172,755 |
| 2012 | Professor/Associate Dean/Department ChairMcMaster University | $154,961Benefits $175Total $155,136 |
| 2011 | Professor/Program Coordinator/Department ChairMcMaster University | $140,633Benefits $194Total $140,827 |
| 2010 | Professor/Program Coordinator/Department ChairMcMaster University | $131,835Benefits $213Total $132,049 |
| 2009 | Professor/Program CoordinatorMcMaster University | $122,146Benefits $234Total $122,380 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Michael Farquharson's 2025 salary of $254,193 comes to roughly $158,070 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 35.6% effective) is deducted. For comparison, the median Professor on the 2025 list was paid $135,910; this salary is about 87% more. That is about 3% more than the $246,970 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
- ~$158,070
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~35.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~37.8%
- vs. 2025 Professor median
- +87%
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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.