Leah Zhang-Kennedy
University of Waterloo/Associate Professor
2025 Salary
$153,840Total compensation $154,157, including $317 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
#1,198University of Waterloo
Years on List
62020–2025
Peak Salary
$153,8402025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$111,470 in 2020 is worth about $133,601 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $153,840Benefits $317Total $154,157 |
| 2024 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $141,358Benefits $263Total $141,621 |
| 2023 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $133,796Benefits $230Total $134,026 |
| 2022 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $123,503Benefits $184Total $123,687 |
| 2021 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $118,443Benefits $137Total $118,580 |
| 2020 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $111,470Benefits $128Total $111,597 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $153,840 Leah Zhang-Kennedy earned in 2025, roughly $105,999 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 31.1%. For comparison, the median Associate Professor on the 2025 list was paid $174,209; this salary is about 12% less. That is about 9% more than the $141,358 paid in 2024. 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
- ~$105,999
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.1%
- vs. 2025 Associate Professor median
- −12%
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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.