Kai Zhuang
York University/Assistant Professor, Teaching
2025 Salary
$149,636Total compensation $150,350, including $714 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
#1,448York University
Years on List
62019–2025
Peak Salary
$155,8072024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$111,413 in 2019 is worth about $134,515 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Assistant Professor, TeachingYork University | $149,636Benefits $714Total $150,350 |
| 2024 | Assistant Professor, TeachingYork University | $155,807Benefits $654Total $156,461 |
| 2023 | Assistant Professor, Teaching/Course DirectorYork University | $131,788Benefits $621Total $132,409 |
| 2021 | Educational DeveloperYork University | $122,845Benefits $544Total $123,390 |
| 2020 | Educational DeveloperYork University | $113,472Benefits $483Total $113,955 |
| 2019 | Educational Developer / Course DirectorYork University | $111,413Benefits $189Total $111,602 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Kai Zhuang's $149,636 salary works out to roughly $103,662 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 30.7%. For comparison, the median Assistant Professor Teaching on the 2025 list was paid $136,332; this salary is about 10% more. That is about 4% less than the $155,807 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
- ~$103,662
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.7%
- vs. 2025 Assistant Professor Teaching median
- +10%
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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.