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Vanessa Lentz

McMaster University/Associate Professor

2025 Salary

$156,143

Total compensation $156,172, including $29 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

#954

McMaster University

Years on List

4

2019–2025

Peak Salary

$159,999

2021

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 4 yearly values of total compensation, from $108,018 in 2019 to $156,172 in 2025. No data for 2020. No data from 2023 to 2024.$100K$120K$140K$160K2019202120222025
Total compensation, 2019–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2019–2025

$108,018 in 2019 is worth about $130,415 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Associate ProfessorMcMaster University$156,143Benefits $29Total $156,172
2022DirectorMcMaster University$154,211Benefits $0Total $154,211
2021DirectorMcMaster University$159,999Benefits $0Total $159,999
2019Assistant Clinical Professor / Undergraduate Program DirectorMcMaster University$108,018Benefits $0Total $108,018

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Vanessa Lentz was paid $156,143 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $107,266, an effective income-tax rate of about 27.8%. Within McMaster University, Vanessa Lentz's total compensation of $156,172 was the #954 of 1,966, against a median salary of $150,713. That is about 1% more than the $154,211 paid in 2022. 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
~$107,266
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~27.8%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~31.3%
vs. 2025 Associate Professor median
−10%

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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.

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2025

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