Laura Wood
University of Waterloo/Associate Professor
2025 Salary
$164,725Total compensation $165,070, including $345 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
#1,066University of Waterloo
Years on List
62019–2025
Peak Salary
$164,7252025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$118,707 in 2019 is worth about $143,321 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $164,725Benefits $345Total $165,070 |
| 2024 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $139,471Benefits $288Total $139,760 |
| 2023 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $139,285Benefits $252Total $139,537 |
| 2021 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $117,887Benefits $151Total $118,038 |
| 2020 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $125,074Benefits $143Total $125,217 |
| 2019 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $118,707Benefits $144Total $118,850 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $164,725 Laura Wood earned in 2025, roughly $111,988 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 32.0%. That is about 18% more than the $139,471 paid in 2024. Laura Wood has appeared on the list 6 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
- ~$111,988
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.0%
- vs. 2025 Associate Professor median
- −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.