Val Lem
Toronto Metropolitan University/Librarian
2025 Salary
$186,802Total compensation $187,873, including $1,071 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
#626Toronto Metropolitan University
Years on List
122014–2025
Peak Salary
$186,8022025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2014–2025
$102,348 in 2014 is worth about $134,230 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | LibrarianToronto Metropolitan University | $186,802Benefits $1,071Total $187,873 |
| 2024 | LibrarianToronto Metropolitan University | $181,039Benefits $969Total $182,008 |
| 2023 | LibrarianToronto Metropolitan University | $165,371Benefits $888Total $166,259 |
| 2022 | LibrarianToronto Metropolitan University | $148,024Benefits $866Total $148,890 |
| 2021 | LibrarianRyerson University | $140,311Benefits $801Total $141,112 |
| 2020 | LibrarianRyerson University | $132,226Benefits $2,749Total $134,976 |
| 2019 | LibrarianRyerson University | $131,086Benefits $706Total $131,793 |
| 2018 | LibrarianRyerson University | $120,782Benefits $802Total $121,584 |
| 2017 | LibrarianRyerson University | $118,700Benefits $838Total $119,538 |
| 2016 | LibrarianRyerson University | $114,392Benefits $779Total $115,170 |
| 2015 | LibrarianRyerson University | $105,912Benefits $691Total $106,603 |
| 2014 | LibrarianRyerson University | $102,348Benefits $552Total $102,900 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Val Lem was paid $186,802 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $123,878, an effective income-tax rate of about 30.7%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $181,039, that is a rise of about 3%. Val Lem has appeared on the list 12 times since 2014. 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
- ~$123,878
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.7%
- vs. 2025 Librarian median
- +42%
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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.