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Xiaoning Liu

University of Toronto/Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream

2025 Salary

$224,244

Total compensation $227,827, including $3,583 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

#1,444

University of Toronto

Years on List

8

2018–2025

Peak Salary

$254,000

2023

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 8 yearly values of total compensation, from $107,077 in 2018 to $227,827 in 2025.$100K$150K$200K$250K$300K201820192021202220242025
Total compensation, 2018–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2018–2025

$105,000 in 2018 is worth about $129,243 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Assistant Professor, Teaching StreamUniversity Of Toronto$224,244Benefits $3,583Total $227,827
2024Assistant Professor of Strategic ManagementUniversity Of Toronto$243,178Benefits $2,129Total $245,307
2023Assistant Professor of Strategic ManagementUniversity Of Toronto$254,000Benefits $2,129Total $256,129
2022Assistant Professor of Strategic ManagementUniversity Of Toronto$233,919Benefits $2,136Total $236,055
2021Assistant Professor of Strategic ManagementUniversity Of Toronto$224,291Benefits $2,143Total $226,434
2020Professor of Strategic ManagementUniversity Of Toronto$219,727Benefits $151Total $219,878
2019Professor of Strategic ManagementUniversity Of Toronto$214,482Benefits $180Total $214,662
2018Professor of Strategic ManagementUniversity of Toronto$105,000Benefits $2,077Total $107,077

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Xiaoning Liu's 2025 salary of $224,244 comes to roughly $143,045 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 33.8% effective) is deducted. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $243,178, that is a drop of about 8%. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 8 years in all, first in 2018. 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
~$143,045
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~33.8%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~36.2%
vs. 2025 Assistant Professor Teaching Stream median
+80%

Where does $224,244 rank on the Sunshine List? →

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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