Thangarajah Akilan
Lakehead University/Associate Professor
2025 Salary
$125,309Total compensation $126,241, including $932 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
#318Lakehead University
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$128,0892023
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$109,257 in 2021 is worth about $126,695 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Associate ProfessorLakehead University | $125,309Benefits $932Total $126,241 |
| 2024 | Associate ProfessorLakehead University | $124,348Benefits $880Total $125,228 |
| 2023 | Assistant ProfessorLakehead University | $128,089Benefits $796Total $128,886 |
| 2022 | Assistant ProfessorLakehead University | $119,488Benefits $755Total $120,244 |
| 2021 | Assistant ProfessorLakehead University | $109,257Benefits $726Total $109,984 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $125,309 Thangarajah Akilan earned in 2025, roughly $89,897 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 28.3%. For comparison, the median Associate Professor on the 2025 list was paid $174,209; this salary is about 28% less. Thangarajah Akilan has appeared on the list 5 times since 2021. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$89,897
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.3%
- vs. 2025 Associate Professor median
- −28%
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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.