Niushan Gao
Toronto Metropolitan University/Associate Professor
2025 Salary
$150,800Total compensation $151,668, including $867 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
#941Toronto Metropolitan University
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$153,7152023
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$105,880 in 2019 is worth about $127,835 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Associate ProfessorToronto Metropolitan University | $150,800Benefits $867Total $151,668 |
| 2024 | Associate ProfessorToronto Metropolitan University | $146,700Benefits $781Total $147,481 |
| 2023 | Associate ProfessorToronto Metropolitan University | $153,715Benefits $763Total $154,478 |
| 2022 | Associate ProfessorToronto Metropolitan University | $138,694Benefits $727Total $139,421 |
| 2021 | Associate ProfessorRyerson University | $124,337Benefits $2,651Total $126,988 |
| 2020 | Assistant ProfessorRyerson University | $106,964Benefits $605Total $107,569 |
| 2019 | Assistant ProfessorRyerson University | $105,880Benefits $568Total $106,449 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Niushan Gao's 2025 salary of $150,800 comes to roughly $104,322 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 27.2% effective) is deducted. For comparison, the median Associate Professor on the 2025 list was paid $174,209; this salary is about 13% less. Niushan Gao has appeared on the list 7 times since 2019. 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
- ~$104,322
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.8%
- vs. 2025 Associate Professor median
- −13%
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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.