Leilei Zeng
University of Waterloo/Professor
2025 Salary
$219,843Total compensation $220,874, including $1,030 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
#458University of Waterloo
Years on List
142012–2025
Peak Salary
$219,8432025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2012–2025
$104,268 in 2012 is worth about $140,680 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $219,843Benefits $1,030Total $220,874 |
| 2024 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $198,016Benefits $858Total $198,874 |
| 2023 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $169,925Benefits $743Total $170,668 |
| 2022 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $179,500Benefits $622Total $180,123 |
| 2021 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $173,611Benefits $470Total $174,081 |
| 2020 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $167,539Benefits $447Total $167,986 |
| 2019 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $160,973Benefits $454Total $161,427 |
| 2018 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $154,330Benefits $456Total $154,785 |
| 2017 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $147,901Benefits $481Total $148,382 |
| 2016 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $142,773Benefits $500Total $143,273 |
| 2015 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $145,342Benefits $516Total $145,858 |
| 2014 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $140,883Benefits $491Total $141,374 |
| 2013 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $129,903Benefits $369Total $130,272 |
| 2012 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $104,268Benefits $398Total $104,665 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Leilei Zeng's 2025 salary of $219,843 comes to roughly $140,819 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 33.4% effective) is deducted. On total compensation of $220,874, Leilei Zeng ranked #458 of 2,376 disclosed at University of Waterloo that year, where the median salary was $153,961. 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
- ~$140,819
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~35.9%
- vs. 2025 Professor median
- +62%
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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.