Professor of Biochemistry Salary in Ontario (2025)
320 disclosed records, 1996–2025 · mostly Universities (100%)
Last filed under this title in 2025. Fewer than 20 records in the latest Sunshine List, so this page is kept for history.
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
8
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$270,784
+121.5% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$244,754–$289,527
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$319,894
Who is the highest-paid Professor of Biochemistry in Ontario?
The highest-paid Professor of Biochemistry on the 2025 Sunshine List was Oliver Ernst at University Of Toronto, with a salary of $319,894; the median among the 8 listed under this title was $270,784.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
A Professor of Biochemistry paid the 2025 median of $270,784 would take home roughly $165,791 after income tax, CPP and EI — about $13,816 a month, an effective rate of about 36.7%. Half of those listed earned between $244,754 and $289,527. Across every sector the 2025 median was $122,262, so this position sits about 121% above it. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$165,791
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~36.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- Per month, after tax
- ~$13,816
Where does $270,784 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.
Median by Year
2005–2025
Median salary paid among disclosed records. 2023 is absent: job titles were not disclosed that year. Years with fewer than five people are omitted.
Where They Work
2025 · employers with 5+
| Employer | People | Median | Top | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Toronto | 8 | $270,784 | $319,894 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Employer | Title as filed | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver Ernst | University Of Toronto | Professor, Biochemistry | $319,894 | $320,145 |
| 2 | Igor Stagljar | University Of Toronto | Professor, Biochemistry | $297,342 | $297,594 |
| 3 | Liliana Attisano | University Of Toronto | Professor, Biochemistry | $289,527 | $289,653 |
| 4 | Grant Brown | University Of Toronto | Professor, Biochemistry | $283,190 | $283,441 |
| 5 | Trevor Moraes | University Of Toronto | Professor, Biochemistry | $258,378 | $258,587 |
| 6 | Walid Houry | University Of Toronto | Professor, Biochemistry | $254,143 | $254,395 |
| 7 | Hue Sun Chan | University Of Toronto | Professor, Biochemistry | $244,754 | $244,945 |
| 8 | Alexander Palazzo | University Of Toronto | Professor, Biochemistry | $230,184 | $230,310 |
By Year
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About these figures
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure (the “Sunshine List”), which names every public-sector employee paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year. Figures are disclosed salaries, not market compensation: anyone in this position earning under $100,000 does not appear, so medians here sit above the true median for the job.
Medians and percentiles use salary paid (benefits excluded), computed over records whose filed job title was normalized into this position. Titles are as each employer filed them; spellings, word order and bilingual forms are merged. Employers and years with fewer than five people show counts only. 2023: job titles were not disclosed, so that year has no position data. Titles before 2005 were abbreviated at source; the chart starts at 2005.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.