Brian Mcnamara
University of Waterloo/Professor
2025 Salary
$293,300Total compensation $293,893, including $593 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
#62University of Waterloo
Years on List
192007–2025
Peak Salary
$297,6912024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2007–2025
$123,248 in 2007 is worth about $181,501 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $293,300Benefits $593Total $293,893 |
| 2024 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $297,691Benefits $694Total $298,385 |
| 2023 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $283,475Benefits $1,005Total $284,480 |
| 2022 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $268,906Benefits $845Total $269,751 |
| 2021 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $264,777Benefits $649Total $265,426 |
| 2020 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $259,797Benefits $627Total $260,424 |
| 2019 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $274,883Benefits $635Total $275,518 |
| 2018 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $226,526Benefits $624Total $227,151 |
| 2017 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $220,612Benefits $666Total $221,278 |
| 2016 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $198,119Benefits $695Total $198,814 |
| 2015 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $187,909Benefits $700Total $188,610 |
| 2014 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $178,678Benefits $665Total $179,343 |
| 2013 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $171,044Benefits $504Total $171,547 |
| 2012 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $163,757Benefits $549Total $164,306 |
| 2011 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $158,308Benefits $1,244Total $159,552 |
| 2010 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $156,072Benefits $1,308Total $157,380 |
| 2009 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $145,203Benefits $1,316Total $146,519 |
| 2008 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $135,331Benefits $1,256Total $136,587 |
| 2007 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $123,248Benefits $1,039Total $124,287 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Brian Mcnamara's 2025 salary of $293,300 comes to roughly $176,253 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 38.0% effective) is deducted. For comparison, the median Professor on the 2025 list was paid $135,910; this salary is about 116% more. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $297,691, that is a drop of about 1%. 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
- ~$176,253
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~38.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~39.9%
- vs. 2025 Professor median
- +116%
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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.