Peter Walmsley
Mcmaster University/Professor / Department Chair
2025 Salary
$126,476Total compensation $127,266, including $790 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
#1,333Mcmaster University
Years on List
212005–2025
Peak Salary
$233,6942024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2005–2025
$100,116 in 2005 is worth about $153,637 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Peter Walmsley's $126,476 salary works out to roughly $90,556 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 28.4%. That is about 43% below the 2025 median of $223,765 for Department Chair & Professor on the Sunshine List. That is about 46% less than the $233,694 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
- ~$90,556
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.4%
- vs. 2025 Department Chair & Professor median
- −43%
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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.