Steven Penfold
University of Toronto/Professor of History
2025 Salary
$232,684Total compensation $232,935, including $251 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
#1,328University of Toronto
Years on List
172009–2025
Peak Salary
$232,6842025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2009–2025
$101,121 in 2009 is worth about $145,140 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Professor of HistoryUniversity Of Toronto | $232,684 |
| 2024 | Professor of HistoryUniversity Of Toronto | $204,611 |
| 2023 | Professor of HistoryUniversity Of Toronto | $208,841 |
| 2022 | Associate Professor of HistoryUniversity Of Toronto | $193,635 |
| 2021 | Associate Professor of HistoryUniversity Of Toronto | $184,575 |
| 2020 | Associate Professor of HistoryUniversity Of Toronto | $175,740 |
| 2019 | Professor of HistoryUniversity Of Toronto | $173,063 |
| 2018 | Professor of HistoryUniversity of Toronto | $164,545 |
| 2017 | Professor of HistoryUniversity of Toronto | $155,732 |
| 2016 | Professor of HistoryUniversity of Toronto | $154,401 |
| 2015 | Professor Of HistoryUniversity of Toronto | $141,880 |
| 2014 | Professor of HistoryUniversity of Toronto | $138,297 |
| 2013 | Professor of HistoryUniversity of Toronto | $130,273 |
| 2012 | Professor of HistoryUniversity of Toronto | $121,349 |
| 2011 | Professor of HistoryUniversity of Toronto | $115,250 |
| 2010 | Professor of HistoryUniversity of Toronto | $106,438 |
| 2009 | Professor of HistoryUniversity of Toronto | $101,121 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Steven Penfold was paid $232,684 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $147,280, an effective income-tax rate of about 34.3%. For comparison, the median Professor of History on the 2025 list was paid $241,276; this salary is about 4% less. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $204,611, that is a rise of about 14%. 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
- ~$147,280
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~34.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~36.7%
- vs. 2025 Professor of History 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.