Sylvia Kavanagh
Toronto Metropolitan University/Director Research Communications
2025 Salary
$145,034Total compensation $145,408, including $374 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
#1,038Toronto Metropolitan University
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$145,0342025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$109,617 in 2018 is worth about $134,926 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director Research CommunicationsToronto Metropolitan University | $145,034 |
| 2024 | Director Research CommunicationsToronto Metropolitan University | $139,454 |
| 2023 | Director Research CommunicationsToronto Metropolitan University | $125,329 |
| 2022 | Director Research CommunicationsToronto Metropolitan University | $130,276 |
| 2021 | Director Research CommunicationsRyerson University | $126,164 |
| 2020 | Director Research CommunicationsRyerson University | $119,535 |
| 2019 | Director Research CommunicationsRyerson University | $112,701 |
| 2018 | Director Research CommunicationsRyerson University | $109,617 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Sylvia Kavanagh's $145,034 salary works out to roughly $101,058 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 30.3%. That is about 4% more than the $139,454 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 8 years in all, first in 2018. 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
- ~$101,058
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.3%
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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.