Brenda Y. Lee
University of Waterloo/Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
2025 Salary
$138,674Total compensation $138,947, including $273 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
#1,403University of Waterloo
Years on List
32023–2025
Peak Salary
$138,6742025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2023–2025
$112,131 in 2023 is worth about $117,199 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Associate Professor, Teaching StreamUniversity Of Waterloo | $138,674Benefits $273Total $138,947 |
| 2024 | Associate Professor, Teaching StreamUniversity Of Waterloo | $126,091Benefits $221Total $126,311 |
| 2023 | LecturerUniversity Of Waterloo | $112,131Benefits $184Total $112,315 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Brenda Y. Lee's 2025 salary of $138,674 comes to roughly $97,460 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 25.7% effective) is deducted. That is about 20% below the 2025 median of $173,519 for Associate Professor Teaching Stream on the Sunshine List. Brenda Y. Lee has appeared on the list 3 times since 2023. 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
- ~$97,460
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.7%
- vs. 2025 Associate Professor Teaching Stream median
- −20%
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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.