Sonja Renee Nikkila
University of Toronto/Professor, Teaching Stream of English
2025 Salary
$172,323Total compensation $172,451, including $129 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
#2,831University of Toronto
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$172,3232025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$107,179 in 2019 is worth about $129,403 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Professor, Teaching Stream of EnglishUniversity Of Toronto | $172,323Benefits $129Total $172,451 |
| 2024 | Professor, Teaching Stream of EnglishUniversity Of Toronto | $148,424Benefits $129Total $148,553 |
| 2023 | Professor, Teaching Stream of EnglishUniversity Of Toronto | $158,680Benefits $129Total $158,809 |
| 2022 | Professor, Teaching Stream of EnglishUniversity Of Toronto | $141,747Benefits $136Total $141,883 |
| 2021 | Professor, Teaching Stream of EnglishUniversity Of Toronto | $134,173Benefits $143Total $134,316 |
| 2020 | Professor, Teaching Stream of EnglishUniversity Of Toronto | $124,558Benefits $150Total $124,708 |
| 2019 | Professor, Teaching Stream of EnglishUniversity Of Toronto | $107,179Benefits $149Total $107,327 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $172,323 Sonja Renee Nikkila earned in 2025, roughly $116,170 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 32.6%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $148,424, that is a rise of about 16%. Sonja Renee Nikkila has appeared on the list 7 times since 2019. 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
- ~$116,170
- 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.