Martha Foulds-Carey
University of Waterloo/Director, Strategic Initiatives
2025 Salary
$159,004Total compensation $159,337, including $333 in taxable benefits.
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At a Glance
2025
Employer Rank
#1,124University of Waterloo
Years on List
132013–2025
Peak Salary
$159,0042025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2013–2025
$110,488 in 2013 is worth about $147,737 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director, Strategic InitiativesUniversity Of Waterloo | $159,004Benefits $333Total $159,337 |
| 2024 | Director, Strategic InitiativesUniversity Of Waterloo | $153,655Benefits $285Total $153,940 |
| 2023 | Director, Strategic InitiativesUniversity Of Waterloo | $147,328Benefits $254Total $147,583 |
| 2022 | Director, Strategic InitiativesUniversity Of Waterloo | $141,772Benefits $210Total $141,982 |
| 2021 | Director, Planning, Faculty of MathematicsUniversity Of Waterloo | $126,558Benefits $147Total $126,704 |
| 2020 | Director, Planning, Faculty of MathematicsUniversity Of Waterloo | $111,665Benefits $142Total $111,807 |
| 2019 | Director, Planning, Faculty of MathematicsUniversity Of Waterloo | $102,098Benefits $145Total $102,244 |
| 2018 | Director, Planning, Faculty of MathematicsUniversity of Waterloo | $116,750Benefits $147Total $116,897 |
| 2017 | Director, Planning, Faculty of MathematicsUniversity of Waterloo | $113,758Benefits $159Total $113,917 |
| 2016 | Director of Planning, Faculty of EngineeringUniversity of Waterloo | $110,890Benefits $169Total $111,060 |
| 2015 | Director of Planning, Faculty of EngineeringUniversity of Waterloo | $107,766Benefits $179Total $107,945 |
| 2014 | Director of Planning, Faculty of EngineeringUniversity of Waterloo | $104,240Benefits $173Total $104,413 |
| 2013 | Director of Planning, Faculty of EngineeringUniversity of Waterloo | $110,488Benefits $131Total $110,619 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Martha Foulds-Carey's $159,004 salary works out to roughly $108,841 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 31.5%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $153,655, that is a rise of about 3%. That is in line with the 2025 median of $159,180 for Director Strategic Initiatives on the Sunshine List. 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
- ~$108,841
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.5%
- vs. 2025 Director Strategic Initiatives median
- about even
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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.