Lan Wen
University of Waterloo/Assistant Professor
2025 Salary
$159,519Total compensation $160,299, including $780 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
#1,116University of Waterloo
Years on List
42022–2025
Peak Salary
$159,5192025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$133,887 in 2022 is worth about $145,398 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $159,519Benefits $780Total $160,299 |
| 2024 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $149,419Benefits $639Total $150,058 |
| 2023 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $140,849Benefits $548Total $141,397 |
| 2022 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $133,887Benefits $463Total $134,350 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Lan Wen was paid $159,519 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $109,124, an effective income-tax rate of about 28.1%. At University of Waterloo, 2,376 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $153,961; Lan Wen's total compensation of $160,299 ranked #1,116. Lan Wen has appeared on the list 4 times since 2022. 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
- ~$109,124
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.6%
- vs. 2025 Assistant Professor median
- +16%
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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.