Chih-Hsiung P. Chou
University of Waterloo/Professor
2025 Salary
$219,687Total compensation $220,761, including $1,074 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
#460University of Waterloo
Years on List
192006–2025
Peak Salary
$219,6872025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2006–2025
$105,751 in 2006 is worth about $159,160 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $219,687Benefits $1,074Total $220,761 |
| 2024 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $209,523Benefits $896Total $210,419 |
| 2023 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $200,204Benefits $776Total $200,980 |
| 2022 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $188,220Benefits $652Total $188,872 |
| 2021 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $184,875Benefits $501Total $185,376 |
| 2020 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $180,056Benefits $480Total $180,537 |
| 2019 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $173,105Benefits $489Total $173,593 |
| 2018 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $166,259Benefits $491Total $166,750 |
| 2017 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $159,984Benefits $521Total $160,505 |
| 2016 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $154,641Benefits $551Total $155,192 |
| 2015 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $152,047Benefits $576Total $152,622 |
| 2014 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $152,499Benefits $562Total $153,061 |
| 2013 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $145,806Benefits $417Total $146,223 |
| 2011 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $133,818Benefits $1,018Total $134,836 |
| 2010 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $130,849Benefits $1,057Total $131,906 |
| 2009 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $126,510Benefits $1,056Total $127,566 |
| 2008 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $119,626Benefits $1,016Total $120,643 |
| 2007 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $113,518Benefits $873Total $114,391 |
| 2006 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $105,751Benefits $752Total $106,503 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Chih-Hsiung P. Chou's 2025 salary of $219,687 comes to roughly $140,738 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 33.4% effective) is deducted. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $209,523, that is a rise of about 5%. Chih-Hsiung P. Chou has appeared on the list 19 times since 2006. 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
- ~$140,738
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~35.9%
- vs. 2025 Professor median
- +62%
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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.