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Nadia Abu-Zahra

University of Ottawa/Professeure ou professeur titulaire / Full Professor

2025 Salary

$195,311

Total compensation $195,705, including $394 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

#638

University of Ottawa

Years on List

11

2015–2025

Peak Salary

$197,772

2024

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 11 yearly values of total compensation, from $115,085 in 2015 to $195,705 in 2025.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K201520172019202120232025
Total compensation, 2015–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2015–2025

$115,038 in 2015 is worth about $149,204 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Professeure ou professeur titulaire / Full ProfessorUniversity Of Ottawa$195,311Benefits $394Total $195,705
2024Professeure titulaire, professeur titulaire / Full ProfessorUniversity Of Ottawa$197,772Benefits $394Total $198,166
2023Professeure agrégée ou professeur agrégé / Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Ottawa / Université D'Ottawa$164,157Benefits $394Total $164,551
2022Professeur(e) agrégé(e) / Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Ottawa$159,577Benefits $296Total $159,872
2021Professeur(e) agrégé(e) / Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Ottawa$154,861Benefits $0Total $154,861
2020Professeur(e) agrégé(e) / Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Ottawa$149,742Benefits $99Total $149,841
2019Professeur(e)University Of Ottawa$143,723Benefits $353Total $144,077
2018Professeur(e) agrégé(e) / Associate ProfessorUniversity of Ottawa$136,541Benefits $227Total $136,769
2017Professeur(e) agrégé(e) / Associate ProfessorUniversity of Ottawa$129,439Benefits $93Total $129,532
2016Associate ProfessorUniversité d'Ottawa$122,764Benefits $47Total $122,810
2015Professeur(e) agrégé(e) / Associate ProfessorUniversity of Ottawa$115,038Benefits $47Total $115,085

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Of the $195,311 Nadia Abu-Zahra earned in 2025, roughly $128,279 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 34.3%. That is about 44% above the 2025 median of $135,910 for Professor on the Sunshine List. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 11 years in all, first in 2015. 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
~$128,279
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~31.5%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~34.3%
vs. 2025 Professor median
+44%

Where does $195,311 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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2025

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