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Karen A. Yeats

University of Waterloo/Professor

2025 Salary

$221,302

Total compensation $221,744, including $442 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

#443

University of Waterloo

Years on List

9

2017–2025

Peak Salary

$221,302

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 9 yearly values of total compensation, from $131,144 in 2017 to $221,744 in 2025.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K$225K201720192020202220232025
Total compensation, 2017–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2017–2025

$130,971 in 2017 is worth about $164,919 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo$221,302Benefits $442Total $221,744
2024ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo$208,668Benefits $370Total $209,037
2023ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo$183,155Benefits $318Total $183,473
2022ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo$170,024Benefits $255Total $170,279
2021Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo$179,400Benefits $190Total $179,590
2020Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo$169,610Benefits $177Total $169,787
2019Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo$158,315Benefits $179Total $158,494
2018Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo$147,086Benefits $173Total $147,259
2017Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo$130,971Benefits $173Total $131,144

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Karen A. Yeats was paid $221,302 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $141,570, an effective income-tax rate of about 33.5%. It is up about 6% on the $208,668 paid in 2024. Karen A. Yeats has appeared on the list 9 times since 2017. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.

Estimated net pay
~$141,570
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 Professor median
+63%

Where does $221,302 rank on the Sunshine List? →

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.

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