Payam Zahedi
University of Toronto/Director, Office of the Dean
2025 Salary
$169,252Total compensation $171,585, including $2,334 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
#2,860University of Toronto
Years on List
42022–2025
Peak Salary
$169,2522025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$139,591 in 2022 is worth about $151,592 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director, Office of the DeanUniversity Of Toronto | $169,252Benefits $2,334Total $171,585 |
| 2024 | Director, Office of the Vice-Principal, Research and InnovationUniversity Of Toronto | $163,403Benefits $2,937Total $166,340 |
| 2023 | Director, Office of the Vice-Principal ResearchUniversity Of Toronto | $151,316Benefits $2,939Total $154,255 |
| 2022 | Director, Office of the Vice-Principal ResearchUniversity Of Toronto | $139,591Benefits $272Total $139,863 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Payam Zahedi's 2025 salary of $169,252 comes to roughly $114,480 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 29.1% effective) is deducted. Within University of Toronto, Payam Zahedi's total compensation of $171,585 was the #2,860 of 7,392, against a median salary of $147,726. That is about 4% more than the $163,403 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
- ~$114,480
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.4%
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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.