Kate Mercer
University of Waterloo/Librarian, Liaison
2025 Salary
$147,485Total compensation $148,136, including $651 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
#1,269University of Waterloo
Years on List
42021–2025
Peak Salary
$147,5362021
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$147,536 in 2021 is worth about $171,083 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Librarian, LiaisonUniversity Of Waterloo | $147,485Benefits $651Total $148,136 |
| 2024 | Librarian, LiaisonUniversity Of Waterloo | $143,415Benefits $548Total $143,963 |
| 2022 | Librarian, LiaisonUniversity Of Waterloo | $106,576Benefits $395Total $106,970 |
| 2021 | Librarian, LiaisonUniversity Of Waterloo | $147,536Benefits $281Total $147,817 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Kate Mercer's $147,485 salary works out to roughly $102,446 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 30.5%. Within University of Waterloo, Kate Mercer's total compensation of $148,136 was the #1,269 of 2,376, against a median salary of $153,961. Kate Mercer has appeared on the list 4 times since 2021. 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
- ~$102,446
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.5%
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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.