Lila Kari
University of Waterloo/Professor
2025 Salary
$261,830Total compensation $263,048, including $1,218 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
#118University of Waterloo
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$261,8302025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$190,177 in 2018 is worth about $234,086 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $261,830Benefits $1,218Total $263,048 |
| 2024 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $246,262Benefits $1,017Total $247,280 |
| 2023 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $228,833Benefits $888Total $229,721 |
| 2022 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $217,289Benefits $753Total $218,042 |
| 2021 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $212,568Benefits $576Total $213,143 |
| 2020 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $207,189Benefits $553Total $207,742 |
| 2019 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $199,115Benefits $562Total $199,677 |
| 2018 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $190,177Benefits $561Total $190,738 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Lila Kari's 2025 salary of $261,830 comes to roughly $161,630 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 36.2% effective) is deducted. That is about 6% more than the $246,262 paid in 2024. Lila Kari has appeared on the list 8 times since 2018. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$161,630
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~36.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~38.3%
- vs. 2025 Professor median
- +93%
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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.