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Sarah Whitaker

York University/Executive Director

2025 Salary

$186,061

Total compensation $186,893, including $832 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

#842

York University

Years on List

3

2023–2025

Peak Salary

$188,189

2024

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 3 yearly values of total compensation, from $168,036 in 2023 to $186,893 in 2025.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K202320242025
Total compensation, 2023–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2023–2025

$167,299 in 2023 is worth about $174,859 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Executive DirectorYork University$186,061Benefits $832Total $186,893
2024Executive DirectorYork University$188,189Benefits $801Total $188,990
2023Executive DirectorYork University$167,299Benefits $738Total $168,036

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Sarah Whitaker's $186,061 salary works out to roughly $123,495 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 33.6%. That is about 34% above the 2025 median of $138,896 for Executive Director on the Sunshine List. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 3 years in all, first in 2023. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.

Estimated net pay
~$123,495
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~30.7%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~33.6%
vs. 2025 Executive Director median
+34%

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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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