Heather Root
University of Waterloo/Senior Manager, Research Ethics
2025 Salary
$117,793Total compensation $118,039, including $247 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
#1,814University of Waterloo
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$117,7932025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$100,868 in 2021 is worth about $116,967 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Manager, Research EthicsUniversity Of Waterloo | $117,793 |
| 2024 | Senior Manager, Research EthicsUniversity Of Waterloo | $114,311 |
| 2023 | Senior Manager, Research EthicsUniversity Of Waterloo | $109,768 |
| 2022 | Senior Manager, Research EthicsUniversity Of Waterloo | $103,532 |
| 2021 | Senior Manager, Research EthicsUniversity Of Waterloo | $100,868 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Heather Root's 2025 salary of $117,793 comes to roughly $85,643 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 22.6% effective) is deducted. Within University of Waterloo, Heather Root's total compensation of $118,039 was the #1,814 of 2,376, against a median salary of $153,961. That is about 3% more than the $114,311 paid in 2024. 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
- ~$85,643
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~22.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.3%
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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.