Kaiqiong Zhao
York University/Assistant Professor
2025 Salary
$136,793Total compensation $137,447, including $655 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
#1,696York University
Years on List
22024–2025
Peak Salary
$136,7932025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2024–2025
$131,976 in 2024 is worth about $134,682 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Assistant ProfessorYork University | $136,793Benefits $655Total $137,447 |
| 2024 | Assistant ProfessorYork University | $131,976Benefits $603Total $132,578 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Kaiqiong Zhao's 2025 salary of $136,793 comes to roughly $96,395 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 25.5% effective) is deducted. That is in line with the 2025 median of $137,351 for Assistant Professor on the Sunshine List. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 2 years in all, first 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
- ~$96,395
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.5%
- vs. 2025 Assistant Professor median
- about even
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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.