Mike Zhu
McMaster University/Associate Professor
2025 Salary
$100,892Total compensation $101,409, including $517 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
#1,929McMaster University
Years on List
32022–2025
Peak Salary
$132,2192022
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$132,219 in 2022 is worth about $143,587 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Associate ProfessorMcMaster University | $100,892Benefits $517Total $101,409 |
| 2024 | Assistant ProfessorMcMaster University | $107,160Benefits $517Total $107,677 |
| 2022 | Assistant ProfessorMcMaster University | $132,219Benefits $449Total $132,668 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $100,892 Mike Zhu earned in 2025, roughly $74,635 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 26.0%. It is down about 6% from the $107,160 paid in 2024. Mike Zhu has appeared on the list 3 times since 2022. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$74,635
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~20.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.0%
- vs. 2025 Associate Professor median
- −42%
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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.