Meng Xu
University of Waterloo/Assistant Professor
2025 Salary
$191,437Total compensation $191,795, including $357 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
#766University of Waterloo
Years on List
42022–2025
Peak Salary
$191,4372025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$149,084 in 2022 is worth about $161,902 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $191,437Benefits $357Total $191,795 |
| 2024 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $158,899Benefits $294Total $159,193 |
| 2023 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $159,552Benefits $258Total $159,809 |
| 2022 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $149,084Benefits $207Total $149,291 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Meng Xu's 2025 salary of $191,437 comes to roughly $126,276 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 31.2% effective) is deducted. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $158,899, that is a rise of about 20%. Within University of Waterloo, Meng Xu's total compensation of $191,795 was the #766 of 2,376, against a median salary of $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
- ~$126,276
- 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 Assistant Professor median
- +39%
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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.