Jian Zhao
University of Waterloo/Associate Professor
2025 Salary
$194,772Total compensation $195,163, including $391 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
#733University of Waterloo
Years on List
62020–2025
Peak Salary
$194,7722025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$150,567 in 2020 is worth about $180,460 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $194,772Benefits $391Total $195,163 |
| 2024 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $171,371Benefits $319Total $171,690 |
| 2023 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $161,896Benefits $279Total $162,174 |
| 2022 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $150,404Benefits $223Total $150,628 |
| 2021 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $155,100Benefits $168Total $155,268 |
| 2020 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $150,567Benefits $161Total $150,728 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Jian Zhao was paid $194,772 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $128,001, an effective income-tax rate of about 31.5%. Within University of Waterloo, Jian Zhao's total compensation of $195,163 was the #733 of 2,376, against a median salary of $153,961. Jian Zhao has appeared on the list 6 times since 2020. 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
- ~$128,001
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~34.3%
- vs. 2025 Associate Professor median
- +12%
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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.