Thom Dancer
University of Toronto/Associate Professor of English
2025 Salary
$170,144Total compensation $170,300, including $156 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
#2,910University of Toronto
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$170,1442025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$105,585 in 2018 is worth about $129,963 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Associate Professor of EnglishUniversity Of Toronto | $170,144Benefits $156Total $170,300 |
| 2024 | Associate Professor of EnglishUniversity Of Toronto | $157,096Benefits $129Total $157,224 |
| 2023 | Associate Professor of EnglishUniversity Of Toronto | $154,451Benefits $129Total $154,579 |
| 2022 | Assistant Professor of EnglishUniversity Of Toronto | $134,638Benefits $137Total $134,775 |
| 2021 | Assistant Professor of EnglishUniversity Of Toronto | $121,544Benefits $143Total $121,687 |
| 2020 | Assistant Professor of EnglishUniversity Of Toronto | $124,927Benefits $140Total $125,067 |
| 2019 | Professor of EnglishUniversity Of Toronto | $120,885Benefits $161Total $121,046 |
| 2018 | Professor of EnglishUniversity of Toronto | $105,585Benefits $170Total $105,755 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Thom Dancer's 2025 salary of $170,144 comes to roughly $114,971 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 29.2% effective) is deducted. That is about 8% more than the $157,096 paid in 2024. Within University of Toronto, Thom Dancer's total compensation of $170,300 was the #2,910 of 7,392, against a median salary of $147,726. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$114,971
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.4%
- vs. 2025 Associate Professor of English median
- −2%
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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.