Professor of Philosophy Salary in Ontario (2025)
707 disclosed records, 1996–2025 · mostly Universities (100%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
20
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$242,640
+98.5% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$195,502–$263,281
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$539,961
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Professor of Philosophy" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Professor of Philosophy" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Cheryl Misak at University Of Toronto, with a salary of $539,961; the median among the 20 listed under this title was $242,640.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
A Professor of Philosophy paid the 2025 median of $242,640 would take home roughly $152,274 after income tax, CPP and EI — about $12,690 a month, an all-in deduction rate of about 37.2%. 20 people were listed under this title in 2025. Across every sector the 2025 median was $122,262, so this position sits about 98% above it. 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
- ~$152,274
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~35.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~37.2%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$12,690
Where does $242,640 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
Where They Work
2025 · employers with 5+
| Employer | Median | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| University of Toronto | $242,640 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheryl MisakProfessor of Philosophy | $539,961 | $540,087 |
| 2 | Donald AinslieProfessor of Philosophy | $289,586 | $289,711 |
| 3 | Rebecca ComayProfessor of Philosophy | $281,539 | $281,665 |
| 4 | Joseph HeathProfessor of Philosophy | $269,722 | $269,817 |
| 5 | Peter KingProfessor of Philosophy | $264,961 | $265,087 |
| 6 | Michael RosenthalProfessor of Philosophy | $263,281 | $275,282 |
| 7 | Philip KremerProfessor of Philosophy | $253,826 | $254,077 |
| 8 | Mark KingwellProfessor of Philosophy | $252,616 | $252,742 |
| 9 | Sonia SedivyProfessor of Philosophy | $251,830 | $252,081 |
| 10 | Jessica Mari WilsonProfessor of Philosophy | $245,156 | $245,407 |
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. Titles before 2005 were abbreviated at source; the chart starts at 2005.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.