Paul Ayers
Mcmaster University/Professor
2025 Salary
$236,544Total compensation $237,061, 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
#227Mcmaster University
Years on List
182008–2025
Peak Salary
$236,5442025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2008–2025
$102,615 in 2008 is worth about $147,672 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Paul Ayers's 2025 salary of $236,544 comes to roughly $149,216 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 34.6% effective) is deducted. That is about 74% above the 2025 median of $135,910 for Professor on the Sunshine List. Paul Ayers has appeared on the list 18 times since 2008. 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
- ~$149,216
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~34.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~36.9%
- vs. 2025 Professor median
- +74%
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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.