Mengxia Zhang
University of Western Ontario/Assistant Professor
2025 Salary
$217,793Total compensation $217,892, including $100 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
#258University of Western Ontario
Years on List
42022–2025
Peak Salary
$217,7932025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$212,086 in 2022 is worth about $230,321 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario | $217,793Benefits $100Total $217,892 |
| 2024 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario | $114,850Benefits $45Total $114,895 |
| 2023 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario | $177,797Benefits $192Total $177,989 |
| 2022 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario | $212,086Benefits $1,164Total $213,251 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Mengxia Zhang was paid $217,793 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $139,759, an effective income-tax rate of about 33.3%. At University of Western Ontario, 1,963 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $156,504; Mengxia Zhang's total compensation of $217,892 ranked #258. 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
- ~$139,759
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~35.8%
- vs. 2025 Assistant Professor median
- +59%
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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.