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Leia Minaker

University of Waterloo/Associate Professor

2025 Salary

$191,456

Total compensation $191,836, including $381 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

#765

University of Waterloo

Years on List

9

2017–2025

Peak Salary

$191,456

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 9 yearly values of total compensation, from $106,883 in 2017 to $191,836 in 2025.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K201720192020202220232025
Total compensation, 2017–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2017–2025

$106,734 in 2017 is worth about $134,400 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo$191,456Benefits $381Total $191,836
2024Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo$175,026Benefits $310Total $175,337
2023Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo$161,139Benefits $270Total $161,408
2022Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo$145,455Benefits $215Total $145,669
2021Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo$135,824Benefits $157Total $135,982
2020Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo$130,213Benefits $149Total $130,362
2019Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo$123,444Benefits $149Total $123,593
2018Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo$115,107Benefits $145Total $115,252
2017Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo$106,734Benefits $149Total $106,883

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Leia Minaker was paid $191,456 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $126,286, an effective income-tax rate of about 31.2%. That is about 10% above the 2025 median of $174,209 for Associate Professor on the Sunshine List. Leia Minaker has appeared on the list 9 times since 2017. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.

Estimated net pay
~$126,286
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~31.2%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~34.0%
vs. 2025 Associate Professor median
+10%

Where does $191,456 rank on the Sunshine List? →

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.

Also at University of Waterloo
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