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Tara Watson

University of Toronto/Associate Director, Resesarch Program

2025 Salary

$118,385

Total compensation $118,504, including $119 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

#5,429

University of Toronto

Years on List

2

2024–2025

Peak Salary

$118,385

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 2 yearly values of total compensation, from $113,685 in 2024 to $118,504 in 2025.$100K$105K$110K$115K$120K20242025
Total compensation, 2024–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
20242025

$113,568 in 2024 is worth about $115,897 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Associate Director, Resesarch ProgramUniversity Of Toronto$118,385
2024Associate Director, Research ProgramUniversity Of Toronto$113,568

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Tara Watson's $118,385 salary works out to roughly $85,978 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 27.4%. It is up about 4% on the $113,568 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 2 years in all, first 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
~$85,978
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~22.7%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~27.4%

Where does $118,385 rank on the Sunshine List? →

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.

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