Nicholas Li
Toronto Metropolitan University/Associate Professor
2025 Salary
$176,563Total compensation $177,579, including $1,016 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
#710Toronto Metropolitan University
Years on List
42022–2025
Peak Salary
$176,5632025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$151,973 in 2022 is worth about $165,039 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Associate ProfessorToronto Metropolitan University | $176,563Benefits $1,016Total $177,579 |
| 2024 | Associate ProfessorToronto Metropolitan University | $170,843Benefits $1,415Total $172,258 |
| 2023 | Assistant ProfessorToronto Metropolitan University | $159,125Benefits $906Total $160,031 |
| 2022 | Assistant ProfessorToronto Metropolitan University | $151,973Benefits $911Total $152,884 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Nicholas Li's $176,563 salary works out to roughly $118,504 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 32.9%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $170,843, that is a rise of about 3%. Nicholas Li has appeared on the list 4 times since 2022. 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
- ~$118,504
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.9%
- vs. 2025 Associate Professor median
- +1%
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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.