Ziqing Hong
University of Toronto/Professor, Physics
2025 Salary
$163,019Total compensation $163,145, 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
#3,141University of Toronto
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$163,0192025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$109,076 in 2021 is worth about $126,485 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Professor, PhysicsUniversity Of Toronto | $163,019Benefits $126Total $163,145 |
| 2024 | Professor, PhysicsUniversity Of Toronto | $140,900Benefits $129Total $141,028 |
| 2023 | Professor, PhysicsUniversity Of Toronto | $150,500Benefits $129Total $150,629 |
| 2022 | Professor, PhysicsUniversity Of Toronto | $124,020Benefits $134Total $124,154 |
| 2021 | Professor, PhysicsUniversity Of Toronto | $109,076Benefits $125Total $109,201 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Ziqing Hong's 2025 salary of $163,019 comes to roughly $111,050 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 28.5% effective) is deducted. That is about 16% more than the $140,900 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 5 years in all, first in 2021. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$111,050
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.9%
- vs. 2025 Professor of Physics median
- −36%
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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.