Sam Shahsahabi
Lakehead University/Associate Professor
2025 Salary
$153,457Total compensation $154,444, including $986 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
#198Lakehead University
Years on List
102016–2025
Peak Salary
$153,4572025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2016–2025
$106,006 in 2016 is worth about $135,562 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Associate ProfessorLakehead University | $153,457Benefits $986Total $154,444 |
| 2024 | Associate ProfessorLakehead University | $150,436Benefits $989Total $151,426 |
| 2023 | Associate ProfessorLakehead University | $141,501Benefits $956Total $142,457 |
| 2022 | Associate ProfessorLakehead University | $126,337Benefits $924Total $127,261 |
| 2021 | Associate ProfessorLakehead University | $120,788Benefits $914Total $121,702 |
| 2020 | Associate ProfessorLakehead University | $130,601Benefits $894Total $131,495 |
| 2019 | Associate ProfessorLakehead University | $125,166Benefits $863Total $126,028 |
| 2018 | Assistant ProfessorLakehead University | $116,490Benefits $852Total $117,341 |
| 2017 | Assistant ProfessorLakehead University | $111,008Benefits $877Total $111,885 |
| 2016 | Assistant ProfessorLakehead University | $106,006Benefits $880Total $106,886 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Sam Shahsahabi's $153,457 salary works out to roughly $105,788 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 31.1%. For comparison, the median Associate Professor on the 2025 list was paid $174,209; this salary is about 12% less. That is about 2% more than the $150,436 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
- ~$105,788
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.1%
- vs. 2025 Associate Professor median
- −12%
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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.