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Mihai Lupsa

City of Waterloo/Senior Project Engineer

2025 Salary

$135,463

Total compensation $136,235, including $772 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

#122

City of Waterloo

Years on List

8

2018–2025

Peak Salary

$135,463

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 8 yearly values of total compensation, from $100,951 in 2018 to $136,235 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K201820192021202220242025
Total compensation, 2018–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2018–2025

$100,386 in 2018 is worth about $123,564 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Senior Project EngineerCity Of Waterloo$135,463Benefits $772Total $136,235
2024Senior Project EngineerCity Of Waterloo$123,355Benefits $759Total $124,114
2023Senior Project EngineerCity Of Waterloo$110,101Benefits $759Total $110,859
2022Senior Project EngineerCity Of Waterloo$107,757Benefits $1,816Total $109,574
2021Senior Project EngineerCity Of Waterloo$105,660Benefits $1,459Total $107,118
2020Senior Project EngineerCity Of Waterloo$104,091Benefits $584Total $104,674
2019Senior Project EngineerCity Of Waterloo$101,983Benefits $584Total $102,566
2018Senior Project EngineerCity of Waterloo$100,386Benefits $565Total $100,951

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Mihai Lupsa's 2025 salary of $135,463 comes to roughly $95,642 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 25.3% effective) is deducted. That is about 5% below the 2025 median of $143,210 for Senior Project Engineer on the Sunshine List. Mihai Lupsa has appeared on the list 8 times since 2018. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.

Estimated net pay
~$95,642
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~25.3%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~29.4%
vs. 2025 Senior Project Engineer median
−5%

Where does $135,463 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.

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