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Sarah Dowling

University of Toronto/Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature

2025 Salary

$172,800

Total compensation $172,925, including $126 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

#2,812

University of Toronto

Years on List

7

2019–2025

Peak Salary

$172,800

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 7 yearly values of total compensation, from $114,666 in 2019 to $172,925 in 2025.$100K$120K$140K$160K$180K201920202021202320242025
Total compensation, 2019–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2019–2025

$114,501 in 2019 is worth about $138,243 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Assistant Professor of Comparative LiteratureUniversity Of Toronto$172,800
2024Assistant Professor of Comparative LiteratureUniversity Of Toronto$157,746
2023Assistant Professor of Comparative LiteratureUniversity Of Toronto$156,337
2022Assistant Professor of Comparative LiteratureUniversity Of Toronto$136,990
2021Assistant Professor of Comparative LiteratureUniversity Of Toronto$129,345
2020Assistant Professor of Comparative LiteratureUniversity Of Toronto$119,537
2019Professor, Comparative LiteratureUniversity Of Toronto$114,501

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Sarah Dowling's 2025 salary of $172,800 comes to roughly $116,433 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 29.4% effective) is deducted. That is about 10% more than the $157,746 paid in 2024. On total compensation of $172,925, Sarah Dowling ranked #2,812 of 7,392 disclosed at University of Toronto that year, where the median salary was $147,726. 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
~$116,433
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~29.4%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~32.6%

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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.

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2025

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