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Michael Collins

University of Waterloo/Professor

2025 Salary

$253,685

Total compensation $254,547, including $862 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

#170

University of Waterloo

Years on List

20

2006–2025

Peak Salary

$254,721

2024

Full 2025 roster at University of Waterloo·See where $253,685 ranks →

Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 20 yearly values of total compensation, from $101,759 in 2006 to $254,547 in 2025.$100K$150K$200K$250K$300K200620102014201720212025
Total compensation, 2006–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
20062025

$101,204 in 2006 is worth about $152,317 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo$253,685
2024ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo$254,721
2023ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo$237,947
2022ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo$232,371
2021ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo$217,123
2020ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo$203,831
2019ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo$194,325
2018ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo$187,573
2017ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo$179,451
2016Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo$168,382
2015Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo$158,613
2014Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo$152,930
2013Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo$145,432
2012Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo$137,704
2011Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo$131,460
2010Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo$131,996
2009Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo$123,197
2008Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo$115,701
2007Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo$108,592
2006Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo$101,204

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Michael Collins's 2025 salary of $253,685 comes to roughly $157,815 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 35.6% effective) is deducted. That is about the same as the $254,721 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 20 years in all, first in 2006. 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
~$157,815
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~35.6%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~37.8%
vs. 2025 Professor median
+87%

Where does $253,685 rank on the Sunshine List? →

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.

Also at University of Waterloo
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