Richard Messina

University of Toronto/Instructor and Principal, Laboratory School, Doctor Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study

2025 Salary

$294,096

Total compensation $294,347, including $251 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

#498

University of Toronto

Years on List

2007–2025

Peak Salary

$294,096

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation, 2007–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2007–2025

$104,024 in 2007 is worth about $153,191 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2025	University Of Toronto	Instructor and Principal, Laboratory School, Doctor Eric Jackman Institute of Child StudyUniversity Of Toronto	$294,096Benefits $251Total $294,347	$251	$294,347
2024	University Of Toronto	Instructor and Principal, Laboratory School, Doctor Eric Jackman Institute of Child StudyUniversity Of Toronto	$256,117Benefits $258Total $256,375	$258	$256,375
2023	University Of Toronto	Instructor and Principal, Laboratory School, Doctor Eric Jackman Institute of Child StudyUniversity Of Toronto	$256,364Benefits $258Total $256,622	$258	$256,622
2022	University Of Toronto	Instructor and Principal, Laboratory School, Doctor Eric Jackman Institute of Child StudyUniversity Of Toronto	$230,286Benefits $272Total $230,558	$272	$230,558
2021	University Of Toronto	Instructor and Principal, Laboratory School, Doctor Eric Jackman Institute of Child StudyUniversity Of Toronto	$217,921Benefits $286Total $218,208	$286	$218,208
2020	University Of Toronto	Instructor and Principal, Laboratory School, Doctor Eric Jackman Institute of Child StudyUniversity Of Toronto	$205,372Benefits $302Total $205,674	$302	$205,674
2019	University Of Toronto	Instructor and Principal, Laboratory School, Doctor Eric Jackman Institute of Child StudyUniversity Of Toronto	$203,336Benefits $361Total $203,697	$361	$203,697
2018	University of Toronto	Instructor and Principal, Laboratory School, Doctor Eric Jackman Institute of Child StudyUniversity of Toronto	$188,569Benefits $403Total $188,973	$403	$188,973
2017	University of Toronto	Instructor and Principal, Laboratory School, Doctor Eric Jackman Institute of Child StudyUniversity of Toronto	$184,472Benefits $448Total $184,920	$448	$184,920
2016	University of Toronto	Instructor and Vice-Principal, Laboratory School, Doctor Eric Jackman Institute of Child StudyUniversity of Toronto	$179,984Benefits $520Total $180,504	$520	$180,504
2015	University of Toronto	Instructor And Vice-Principal, Laboratory School, Dr. Eric Jackman Institute Of Child StudyUniversity of Toronto	$160,310Benefits $566Total $160,876	$566	$160,876
2014	University of Toronto	Instructor and Vice-Principal, Laboratory School, Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child StudyUniversity of Toronto	$142,896Benefits $612Total $143,508	$612	$143,508
2013	University of Toronto	Instructor and Vice-Principal, Laboratory School, Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child StudyUniversity of Toronto	$131,766Benefits $612Total $132,378	$612	$132,378
2012	University of Toronto	Instructor and Vice–Principal, Laboratory School, Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child StudyUniversity of Toronto	$126,690Benefits $1,492Total $128,182	$1,492	$128,182
2011	University of Toronto	Instructor and Vice-Principal, Laboratory School, Institute of Child StudyUniversity of Toronto	$121,147Benefits $3,585Total $124,732	$3,585	$124,732
2010	University of Toronto	Instructor and Vice-Principal, Laboratory School, Institute of Child StudyUniversity of Toronto	$111,572Benefits $2,526Total $114,098	$2,526	$114,098
2009	University of Toronto	Instructor and Vice-Principal, Laboratory School, Institute of Child StudyUniversity of Toronto	$107,106Benefits $2,486Total $109,592	$2,486	$109,592
2008	University of Toronto	InstructorUniversity of Toronto	$105,056Benefits $455Total $105,511	$455	$105,511
2007	University of Toronto	InstructorUniversity of Toronto	$104,024Benefits $419Total $104,443	$419	$104,443

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Of the $294,096 Richard Messina earned in 2025, roughly $176,624 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 39.9%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $256,117, that is a rise of about 15%. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 19 years in all, first in 2007. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.

Estimated net pay: ~$176,624
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI): ~38.1%
CPP + EI contributions: ~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI): ~39.9%

Where does $294,096 rank on the Sunshine List? →

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.

Also at University of Toronto
2025

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#	Name	Position	Salary	Total
1	Alan Aspuru-Guzik	Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science	$649,993	$684,041
2	Brian Golden	Professor of Strategic Management	$616,607	$616,858
3	Mikhail Simutin	Associate Professor of Finance	$593,667	$603,115
4	David Goldreich	Professor of Finance	$601,972	$602,270
5	Theodore Brown	Professor, Obstetrics and Gynaecology	$598,159	$598,224
6	William Strange	Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy	$596,033	$596,242
7	Meric Gertler	Professor of Geography and Planning	$555,450	$588,914
8	Wei-Yi (Scott) Liao	Professor of Accounting	$573,981	$576,190
9	Dilip Soman	Professor of Marketing	$575,404	$575,529
10	Partha Sarat Mohanram	Professor of Accounting	$573,196	$573,321