Sean Cleary
Queen's University/Professor
2025 Salary
$345,589Total compensation $345,861, including $272 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
#20Queen's University
Years on List
132013–2025
Peak Salary
$407,1542022
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2013–2025
$299,556 in 2013 is worth about $400,546 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ProfessorQueen's University | $345,589Benefits $272Total $345,861 |
| 2024 | ProfessorQueen’s University | $300,163Benefits $272Total $300,436 |
| 2023 | ProfessorQueen's University | $327,029Benefits $272Total $327,302 |
| 2022 | Director (Smith School of Business Institute for Sustainable Finance), Director (Master of Management in Finance), ProfessorQueen’s University | $407,154Benefits $272Total $407,426 |
| 2021 | Director (Smith School of Business Institute for Sustainable Finance), Director (Master of Management in Finance), ProfessorQueen’s University | $377,363Benefits $272Total $377,635 |
| 2020 | Director (Smith School of Business Institute for Sustainable Finance), Director (Master of Management in Finance), ProfessorQueen’s University | $370,909Benefits $292Total $371,201 |
| 2019 | Director (Smith School of Business Institute for Sustainable Finance)Queen’s University | $355,888Benefits $312Total $356,200 |
| 2018 | Director (Smith School of Business Institute for Sustainable Finance), Director (Master of Management in Finance), ProfessorQueen's University | $344,149Benefits $305Total $344,453 |
| 2017 | Director of the Master of Management in Finance, ProfessorQueen's University | $308,487Benefits $298Total $308,784 |
| 2016 | ProfessorQueen's University | $252,623Benefits $278Total $252,901 |
| 2015 | ProfessorQueen's University | $290,347Benefits $270Total $290,617 |
| 2014 | Professor - Queen's School of BusinessQueen's University | $287,048Benefits $281Total $287,328 |
| 2013 | Professor - School of Business, Director (Master's of Management in Finance) - School of BusinessQueen's University | $299,556Benefits $281Total $299,837 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Sean Cleary was paid $345,589 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $200,553, an effective income-tax rate of about 40.4%. At Queen's University, 1,469 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $173,378; Sean Cleary's total compensation of $345,861 ranked #20. That is about 15% more than the $300,163 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
- ~$200,553
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~40.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~42.0%
- vs. 2025 Professor median
- +154%
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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.