Stefan Merchant
Queen's University/Assistant Professor
2025 Salary
$151,482Total compensation $151,754, 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
#969Queen's University
Years on List
32021–2025
Peak Salary
$151,4822025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$104,607 in 2021 is worth about $121,303 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Assistant ProfessorQueen's University | $151,482Benefits $272Total $151,754 |
| 2024 | Assistant ProfessorQueen’s University | $108,248Benefits $68Total $108,316 |
| 2021 | Assistant ProfessorQueen’s University | $104,607Benefits $0Total $104,607 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Stefan Merchant's 2025 salary of $151,482 comes to roughly $104,702 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 27.2% effective) is deducted. Among those listed as Assistant Professor in 2025, the median was $137,351; this salary sits about 10% above it. It is up about 40% on the $108,248 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
- ~$104,702
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.9%
- vs. 2025 Assistant Professor median
- +10%
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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.