Stephen Gadsden
McMaster University/Professor / Associate Chair
2025 Salary
$192,561Total compensation $195,416, including $2,855 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
#606McMaster University
Years on List
42022–2025
Peak Salary
$202,2382024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$147,337 in 2022 is worth about $160,005 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Professor / Associate ChairMcMaster University | $192,561Benefits $2,855Total $195,416 |
| 2024 | Associate Chair / Associate ProfessorMcMaster University | $202,238Benefits $4,898Total $207,136 |
| 2023 | Associate Chair / Associate ProfessorMcMaster University | $156,648Benefits $5,110Total $161,758 |
| 2022 | Associate ProfessorMcMaster University | $147,337Benefits $5,312Total $152,649 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Stephen Gadsden's 2025 salary of $192,561 comes to roughly $126,857 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 31.3% effective) is deducted. For comparison, the median Associate Professor and Chair on the 2025 list was paid $200,642; this salary is about 4% less. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $202,238, that is a drop of about 5%. 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
- ~$126,857
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~34.1%
- vs. 2025 Associate Professor and Chair median
- −4%
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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.