Shital Desai
York University/Associate Professor
2025 Salary
$146,040Total compensation $146,734, including $694 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
#1,524York University
Years on List
62020–2025
Peak Salary
$148,3382024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$103,233 in 2020 is worth about $123,729 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Associate ProfessorYork University | $146,040Benefits $694Total $146,734 |
| 2024 | Assistant ProfessorYork University | $148,338Benefits $620Total $148,958 |
| 2023 | Assistant ProfessorYork University | $120,071Benefits $573Total $120,644 |
| 2022 | Assistant ProfessorYork University | $117,226Benefits $557Total $117,784 |
| 2021 | Assistant ProfessorYork University | $107,350Benefits $567Total $107,917 |
| 2020 | Assistant ProfessorYork University | $103,233Benefits $547Total $103,780 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Shital Desai's 2025 salary of $146,040 comes to roughly $101,627 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 26.6% effective) is deducted. That is about 2% less than the $148,338 paid in 2024. For comparison, the median Associate Professor on the 2025 list was paid $174,209; this salary is about 16% less. 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
- ~$101,627
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.4%
- vs. 2025 Associate Professor median
- −16%
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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.