Ming Xu
Queen's University/Assistant Professor
2025 Salary
$181,248Total compensation $181,521, including $272 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
#626Queen's University
Years on List
62020–2025
Peak Salary
$181,2482025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$136,351 in 2020 is worth about $163,422 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Assistant ProfessorQueen's University | $181,248Benefits $272Total $181,521 |
| 2024 | Assistant ProfessorQueen’s University | $174,855Benefits $272Total $175,127 |
| 2023 | Assistant ProfessorQueen's University | $170,396Benefits $272Total $170,668 |
| 2022 | Assistant ProfessorQueen’s University | $154,097Benefits $272Total $154,369 |
| 2021 | Assistant ProfessorQueen’s University | $149,600Benefits $295Total $149,895 |
| 2020 | Assistant ProfessorQueen’s University | $136,351Benefits $0Total $136,351 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Ming Xu's 2025 salary of $181,248 comes to roughly $121,006 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 30.2% effective) is deducted. For comparison, the median Assistant Professor on the 2025 list was paid $137,351; this salary is about 32% more. Ming Xu has appeared on the list 6 times since 2020. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$121,006
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.2%
- vs. 2025 Assistant Professor median
- +32%
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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.