Sylvia Defend
York University/Associate Professor, Teaching
2025 Salary
$153,313Total compensation $154,045, including $733 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
#1,364York University
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$153,3132025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$110,578 in 2019 is worth about $133,506 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Associate Professor, TeachingYork University | $153,313 |
| 2024 | Associate Professor, TeachingYork University | $145,482 |
| 2023 | Associate Professor, TeachingYork University | $120,571 |
| 2022 | Associate ProfessorYork University | $128,403 |
| 2021 | Associate Professor TeachingYork University | $118,325 |
| 2020 | Associate Professor TeachingYork University | $114,133 |
| 2019 | Associate Professor, TeachingYork University | $110,578 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Sylvia Defend was paid $153,313 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $105,709, an effective income-tax rate of about 27.5%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $145,482, that is a rise of about 5%. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 7 years in all, first in 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
- ~$105,709
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.1%
- vs. 2025 Associate Teaching 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.