Karim S. Karim
University of Waterloo/Professor
2025 Salary
$252,401Total compensation $253,585, including $1,185 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
#176University of Waterloo
Years on List
182008–2025
Peak Salary
$252,4012025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2008–2025
$106,120 in 2008 is worth about $152,717 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Karim S. Karim's $252,401 salary works out to roughly $157,171 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 37.7%. That is about 86% above the 2025 median of $135,910 for Professor on the Sunshine List. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $250,361, that is a rise of about 1%. 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
- ~$157,171
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~35.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~37.7%
- vs. 2025 Professor median
- +86%
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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.