Hua Lu
Toronto Metropolitan University/Professor
2025 Salary
$250,750Total compensation $252,174, including $1,424 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
#167Toronto Metropolitan University
Years on List
212005–2025
Peak Salary
$250,7502025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2005–2025
$106,199 in 2005 is worth about $162,971 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ProfessorToronto Metropolitan University | $250,750 |
| 2024 | ProfessorToronto Metropolitan University | $245,188 |
| 2023 | ProfessorToronto Metropolitan University | $236,912 |
| 2022 | ProfessorToronto Metropolitan University | $210,642 |
| 2021 | ProfessorRyerson University | $206,941 |
| 2020 | ProfessorRyerson University | $152,548 |
| 2019 | ProfessorRyerson University | $196,395 |
| 2018 | ProfessorRyerson University | $183,567 |
| 2017 | ProfessorRyerson University | $179,849 |
| 2016 | ProfessorRyerson University | $176,090 |
| 2015 | ProfessorRyerson University | $165,807 |
| 2014 | ProfessorRyerson University | $161,249 |
| 2013 | ProfessorRyerson University | $153,718 |
| 2012 | ProfessorRyerson University | $149,659 |
| 2011 | ProfessorRyerson University | $138,597 |
| 2010 | ProfessorRyerson University | $134,412 |
| 2009 | ProfessorRyerson University | $129,963 |
| 2008 | ProfessorRyerson University | $123,390 |
| 2007 | ProfessorRyerson University | $113,567 |
| 2006 | ProfessorRyerson University | $107,540 |
| 2005 | ProfessorRyerson University | $106,199 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $250,750 Hua Lu earned in 2025, roughly $156,343 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 37.6%. Among those listed as Professor in 2025, the median was $135,910; this salary sits about 84% above it. It is up about 2% on the $245,188 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
- ~$156,343
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~35.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~37.6%
- vs. 2025 Professor median
- +84%
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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.