Thomas Keirstead
University of Toronto/Associate Professor and Acting Director, Buddhist Studies
2025 Salary
$243,389Total compensation $243,515, including $126 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
#1,118University of Toronto
Years on List
162008–2025
Peak Salary
$243,3892025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2008–2025
$118,894 in 2008 is worth about $171,099 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Associate Professor and Acting Director, Buddhist StudiesUniversity Of Toronto | $243,389Benefits $126Total $243,515 |
| 2024 | Associate Professor and Acting Director, Buddhist StudiesUniversity Of Toronto | $217,673Benefits $150Total $217,824 |
| 2023 | Associate Professor and Acting Director, Buddhist StudiesUniversity Of Toronto | $222,626Benefits $172Total $222,798 |
| 2022 | Associate Professor and Interim Chair, East Asian StudiesUniversity Of Toronto | $187,483Benefits $181Total $187,665 |
| 2021 | Associate Professor and Interim Chair, East Asian StudiesUniversity Of Toronto | $197,561Benefits $191Total $197,751 |
| 2020 | Associate Professor and Interim Chair, East Asian StudiesUniversity Of Toronto | $192,617Benefits $202Total $192,819 |
| 2019 | Professor of East Asian StudiesUniversity Of Toronto | $181,112Benefits $240Total $181,352 |
| 2018 | Professor of East Asian StudiesUniversity of Toronto | $175,709Benefits $269Total $175,978 |
| 2015 | Professor And Chair Of East Asian StudiesUniversity of Toronto | $172,860Benefits $377Total $173,237 |
| 2014 | Professor and Chair of East Asian StudiesUniversity of Toronto | $170,693Benefits $408Total $171,100 |
| 2013 | Professor and Chair of East Asian StudiesUniversity of Toronto | $166,728Benefits $408Total $167,136 |
| 2012 | Professor and Chair of East Asian StudiesUniversity of Toronto | $153,972Benefits $408Total $154,380 |
| 2011 | Professor and Chair of East Asian StudiesUniversity of Toronto | $147,754Benefits $408Total $148,162 |
| 2010 | Professor and Interim Chair of East Asian StudiesUniversity of Toronto | $139,830Benefits $393Total $140,223 |
| 2009 | Professor of East Asian StudiesUniversity of Toronto | $126,841Benefits $374Total $127,215 |
| 2008 | Professor, East Asian StudiesUniversity of Toronto | $118,894Benefits $359Total $119,253 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $243,389 Thomas Keirstead earned in 2025, roughly $152,650 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 37.3%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $217,673, that is a rise of about 12%. Thomas Keirstead has appeared on the list 16 times since 2008. 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
- ~$152,650
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~35.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~37.3%
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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.