Nadarajah Asokan
University of Waterloo/Professor
2025 Salary
$322,123Total compensation $322,680, including $558 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
#24University of Waterloo
Years on List
62020–2025
Peak Salary
$322,1232025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$273,353 in 2020 is worth about $327,624 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $322,123Benefits $558Total $322,680 |
| 2024 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $258,782Benefits $474Total $259,256 |
| 2023 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $312,810Benefits $420Total $313,230 |
| 2022 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $298,794Benefits $339Total $299,134 |
| 2021 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $278,660Benefits $261Total $278,921 |
| 2020 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $273,353Benefits $253Total $273,606 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Nadarajah Asokan was paid $322,123 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $189,648, an effective income-tax rate of about 39.4%. For comparison, the median Professor on the 2025 list was paid $135,910; this salary is about 137% more. Nadarajah Asokan has appeared on the list 6 times since 2020. 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
- ~$189,648
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~39.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~41.1%
- vs. 2025 Professor median
- +137%
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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.