Kelsey Leonard
University of Waterloo/Assistant Professor
2025 Salary
$163,876Total compensation $164,191, including $315 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
#1,080University of Waterloo
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$163,8762025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$122,653 in 2021 is worth about $142,229 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $163,876Benefits $315Total $164,191 |
| 2024 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $152,500Benefits $261Total $152,761 |
| 2023 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $143,385Benefits $226Total $143,611 |
| 2022 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $132,767Benefits $178Total $132,946 |
| 2021 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $122,653Benefits $130Total $122,783 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Kelsey Leonard's 2025 salary of $163,876 comes to roughly $111,521 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 28.6% effective) is deducted. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $152,500, that is a rise of about 7%. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 5 years in all, first in 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
- ~$111,521
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.9%
- vs. 2025 Assistant Professor median
- +19%
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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.