John Thistle
University of Waterloo/Associate Professor
2025 Salary
$220,417Total compensation $221,276, including $859 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
#450University of Waterloo
Years on List
212004–2025
Peak Salary
$220,4172025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2004–2025
$100,874 in 2004 is worth about $158,200 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
John Thistle was paid $220,417 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $141,116, an effective income-tax rate of about 33.5%. That is about 13% more than the $195,270 paid in 2024. At University of Waterloo, 2,376 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $153,961; John Thistle's total compensation of $221,276 ranked #450. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$141,116
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~36.0%
- vs. 2025 Associate Professor median
- +27%
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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.