Kerstin Dautenhahn
University of Waterloo/Professor
2025 Salary
$272,110Total compensation $273,379, including $1,269 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
#93University of Waterloo
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$272,1102025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$230,647 in 2019 is worth about $278,473 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $272,110Benefits $1,269Total $273,379 |
| 2024 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $267,947Benefits $1,060Total $269,007 |
| 2023 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $257,979Benefits $924Total $258,903 |
| 2022 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $246,829Benefits $786Total $247,614 |
| 2021 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $242,794Benefits $603Total $243,397 |
| 2020 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $237,327Benefits $580Total $237,907 |
| 2019 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $230,647Benefits $595Total $231,242 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $272,110 Kerstin Dautenhahn earned in 2025, roughly $166,407 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 38.8%. For comparison, the median Professor on the 2025 list was paid $135,910; this salary is about 100% more. Kerstin Dautenhahn has appeared on the list 7 times since 2019. 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
- ~$166,407
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~36.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~38.8%
- vs. 2025 Professor median
- +100%
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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.