Changcheng Li
University of Waterloo/Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
2025 Salary
$159,683Total compensation $160,241, including $558 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
#1,117University of Waterloo
Years on List
92017–2025
Peak Salary
$159,6832025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$100,521 in 2017 is worth about $126,577 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Associate Professor, Teaching StreamUniversity Of Waterloo | $159,683Benefits $558Total $160,241 |
| 2024 | Associate Professor, Teaching StreamUniversity Of Waterloo | $149,326Benefits $459Total $149,784 |
| 2023 | LecturerUniversity Of Waterloo | $141,264Benefits $394Total $141,658 |
| 2022 | LecturerUniversity Of Waterloo | $130,624Benefits $324Total $130,947 |
| 2021 | LecturerUniversity Of Waterloo | $125,411Benefits $243Total $125,654 |
| 2020 | LecturerUniversity Of Waterloo | $119,774Benefits $228Total $120,002 |
| 2019 | LecturerUniversity Of Waterloo | $113,347Benefits $229Total $113,576 |
| 2018 | LecturerUniversity of Waterloo | $106,869Benefits $225Total $107,094 |
| 2017 | LecturerUniversity of Waterloo | $100,521Benefits $265Total $100,786 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $159,683 Changcheng Li earned in 2025, roughly $109,214 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 31.6%. For comparison, the median Associate Professor Teaching Stream on the 2025 list was paid $173,519; this salary is about 8% less. 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
- ~$109,214
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.6%
- vs. 2025 Associate Professor Teaching Stream median
- −8%
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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.