Luke Potwarka
University of Waterloo/Associate Professor
2025 Salary
$179,312Total compensation $180,178, including $866 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
#896University of Waterloo
Years on List
92017–2025
Peak Salary
$179,3122025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$105,318 in 2017 is worth about $132,617 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $179,312Benefits $866Total $180,178 |
| 2024 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $164,353Benefits $703Total $165,056 |
| 2023 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $144,828Benefits $587Total $145,415 |
| 2022 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $140,673Benefits $488Total $141,161 |
| 2021 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $135,373Benefits $367Total $135,739 |
| 2020 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $128,164Benefits $342Total $128,506 |
| 2019 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $106,803Benefits $335Total $107,138 |
| 2018 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $111,752Benefits $330Total $112,081 |
| 2017 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $105,318Benefits $343Total $105,661 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Luke Potwarka's 2025 salary of $179,312 comes to roughly $120,004 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 30.0% effective) is deducted. It is up about 9% on the $164,353 paid in 2024. Among those listed as Associate Professor in 2025, the median was $174,209; this salary sits about 3% above it. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$120,004
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.1%
- vs. 2025 Associate Professor median
- +3%
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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.