Christina Vester
University of Waterloo/Associate Professor
2025 Salary
$177,657Total compensation $178,607, including $951 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
#911University of Waterloo
Years on List
132013–2025
Peak Salary
$187,0092024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2013–2025
$100,735 in 2013 is worth about $134,697 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $177,657Benefits $951Total $178,607 |
| 2024 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $187,009Benefits $783Total $187,792 |
| 2023 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $173,782Benefits $672Total $174,455 |
| 2022 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $173,255Benefits $563Total $173,818 |
| 2021 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $156,466Benefits $424Total $156,890 |
| 2020 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $150,130Benefits $401Total $150,531 |
| 2019 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $144,336Benefits $399Total $144,735 |
| 2018 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $136,612Benefits $388Total $136,999 |
| 2017 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $129,066Benefits $405Total $129,471 |
| 2016 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $119,666Benefits $417Total $120,083 |
| 2015 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $111,640Benefits $426Total $112,066 |
| 2014 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $107,026Benefits $403Total $107,428 |
| 2013 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $100,735Benefits $301Total $101,036 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Christina Vester was paid $177,657 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $119,105, an effective income-tax rate of about 29.9%. Within University of Waterloo, Christina Vester's total compensation of $178,607 was the #911 of 2,376, against a median salary of $153,961. Christina Vester has appeared on the list 13 times since 2013. 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
- ~$119,105
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.0%
- vs. 2025 Associate Professor median
- +2%
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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.