Myrna Simpson

University of Toronto/Professor of Physical and Environmental Sciences

2025 Salary

$277,623

Total compensation $277,791, including $168 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

#628

University of Toronto

Years on List

2007–2025

Peak Salary

$277,623

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation, 2007–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2007–2025

$100,577 in 2007 is worth about $148,115 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2025	University Of Toronto	Professor of Physical and Environmental SciencesUniversity Of Toronto	$277,623	$168	$277,791
2024	University Of Toronto	Professor of Physical and Environmental SciencesUniversity Of Toronto	$249,823	$172	$249,995
2023	University Of Toronto	Professor of Physical and Environmental SciencesUniversity Of Toronto	$254,624	$172	$254,796
2022	University Of Toronto	Professor of Physical and Environmental SciencesUniversity Of Toronto	$226,383	$181	$226,565
2021	University Of Toronto	Professor of Physical and Environmental SciencesUniversity Of Toronto	$215,480	$191	$215,671
2020	University Of Toronto	Professor of Physical and Environmental SciencesUniversity Of Toronto	$209,638	$202	$209,840
2019	University Of Toronto	Professor of Physical and Environmental SciencesUniversity Of Toronto	$183,267	$240	$183,507
2018	University of Toronto	Professor of Physical and Environmental SciencesUniversity of Toronto	$174,791	$269	$175,059
2017	University of Toronto	Professor of Physical and Environmental SciencesUniversity of Toronto	$169,101	$5,514	$174,616
2016	University of Toronto	Professor of Physical and Environmental SciencesUniversity of Toronto	$157,465	$347	$157,812
2015	University of Toronto	Professor Of Physical & Environmental SciencesUniversity of Toronto	$143,213	$377	$143,590
2014	University of Toronto	Professor and Associate Chair of Physical and Environmental SciencesUniversity of Toronto	$156,450	$408	$156,857
2013	University of Toronto	Professor and Associate Chair of Physical & Environmental SciencesUniversity of Toronto	$145,012	$408	$145,420
2012	University of Toronto	Professor of Physical & Environmental SciencesUniversity of Toronto	$138,062	$7,168	$145,230
2011	University of Toronto	Professor in Environmental ScienceUniversity of Toronto	$131,747	$4,517	$136,264
2010	University of Toronto	Professor in Environmental ScienceUniversity of Toronto	$104,251	$378	$104,629
2009	University of Toronto	Professor in Environmental ScienceUniversity of Toronto	$114,552	$260	$114,812
2008	University of Toronto	Professor, Environmental ScienceUniversity of Toronto	$115,398	$246	$115,644
2007	University of Toronto	Professor, Environmental ScienceUniversity of Toronto	$100,577	$228	$100,805

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Myrna Simpson's $277,623 salary works out to roughly $168,969 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 39.1%. That is about 34% above the 2025 median of $207,663 for Professor of Physical and Environmental Sciences on the Sunshine List. That is about 11% more than the $249,823 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: ~$168,969
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI): ~37.2%
CPP + EI contributions: ~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI): ~39.1%
vs. 2025 Professor of Physical and Environmental Sciences median: +34%

Where does $277,623 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.

Also at University of Toronto
2025

Also at University of Toronto, 2025
#	Name	Position	Salary	Total
1	Alan Aspuru-Guzik	Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science	$649,993	$684,041
2	Brian Golden	Professor of Strategic Management	$616,607	$616,858
3	Mikhail Simutin	Associate Professor of Finance	$593,667	$603,115
4	David Goldreich	Professor of Finance	$601,972	$602,270
5	Theodore Brown	Professor, Obstetrics and Gynaecology	$598,159	$598,224
6	William Strange	Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy	$596,033	$596,242
7	Meric Gertler	Professor of Geography and Planning	$555,450	$588,914
8	Wei-Yi (Scott) Liao	Professor of Accounting	$573,981	$576,190
9	Dilip Soman	Professor of Marketing	$575,404	$575,529
10	Partha Sarat Mohanram	Professor of Accounting	$573,196	$573,321