Nima Khakzad
Toronto Metropolitan University/Associate Professor
2025 Salary
$156,281Total compensation $157,136, including $854 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
#882Toronto Metropolitan University
Years on List
62020–2025
Peak Salary
$156,2812025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$110,000 in 2020 is worth about $131,839 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Associate ProfessorToronto Metropolitan University | $156,281Benefits $854Total $157,136 |
| 2024 | Associate ProfessorToronto Metropolitan University | $144,364Benefits $767Total $145,131 |
| 2023 | Associate ProfessorToronto Metropolitan University | $136,465Benefits $733Total $137,199 |
| 2022 | Assistant ProfessorToronto Metropolitan University | $124,729Benefits $724Total $125,453 |
| 2021 | Assistant ProfessorRyerson University | $119,058Benefits $669Total $119,727 |
| 2020 | Assistant ProfessorRyerson University | $110,000Benefits $622Total $110,622 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Nima Khakzad was paid $156,281 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $107,342, an effective income-tax rate of about 27.8%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $144,364, that is a rise of about 8%. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 6 years in all, first in 2020. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$107,342
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.3%
- vs. 2025 Associate Professor median
- −10%
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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.