Helen H. Chen
University of Waterloo/Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
2025 Salary
$188,413Total compensation $188,806, including $394 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
#796University of Waterloo
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$188,4132025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$142,726 in 2019 is worth about $172,321 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Associate Professor, Teaching StreamUniversity Of Waterloo | $188,413Benefits $394Total $188,806 |
| 2024 | Associate Professor, Teaching StreamUniversity Of Waterloo | $175,199Benefits $326Total $175,525 |
| 2023 | LecturerUniversity Of Waterloo | $168,005Benefits $289Total $168,294 |
| 2022 | LecturerUniversity Of Waterloo | $158,679Benefits $235Total $158,914 |
| 2021 | LecturerUniversity Of Waterloo | $155,062Benefits $180Total $155,242 |
| 2020 | LecturerUniversity Of Waterloo | $149,650Benefits $171Total $149,821 |
| 2019 | LecturerUniversity Of Waterloo | $142,726Benefits $173Total $142,899 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Helen H. Chen was paid $188,413 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $124,712, an effective income-tax rate of about 30.9%. It is up about 8% on the $175,199 paid in 2024. For comparison, the median Associate Professor Teaching Stream on the 2025 list was paid $173,519; this salary is about 9% more. 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
- ~$124,712
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.8%
- vs. 2025 Associate Professor Teaching Stream median
- +9%
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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.