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Alexander Peter Nelson

University of Waterloo/Associate Professor

2025 Salary

$186,566

Total compensation $187,480, including $914 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

#810

University of Waterloo

Years on List

10

2016–2025

Peak Salary

$186,566

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 10 yearly values of total compensation, from $111,097 in 2016 to $187,480 in 2025.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K201620182020202120232025
Total compensation, 2016–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2016–2025

$110,702 in 2016 is worth about $141,568 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo$186,566Benefits $914Total $187,480
2024Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo$177,477Benefits $750Total $178,228
2023Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo$165,661Benefits $641Total $166,301
2022Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo$138,364Benefits $533Total $138,897
2021Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo$127,509Benefits $395Total $127,904
2020Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo$141,841Benefits $364Total $142,205
2019Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo$131,745Benefits $364Total $132,109
2018Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo$121,880Benefits $360Total $122,239
2017Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo$115,370Benefits $375Total $115,746
2016Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo$110,702Benefits $395Total $111,097

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Alexander Peter Nelson was paid $186,566 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $123,756, an effective income-tax rate of about 30.7%. It is up about 5% on the $177,477 paid in 2024. That is about 7% above the 2025 median of $174,209 for Associate Professor on the Sunshine List. 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
~$123,756
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~30.7%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~33.7%
vs. 2025 Associate Professor median
+7%

Where does $186,566 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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