Niyayesh Afshordi
University of Waterloo/Professor
2025 Salary
$183,463Total compensation $184,104, including $641 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
#847University of Waterloo
Years on List
122014–2025
Peak Salary
$183,4632025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2014–2025
$103,056 in 2014 is worth about $135,158 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $183,463Benefits $641Total $184,104 |
| 2024 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $172,335Benefits $529Total $172,864 |
| 2023 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $163,416Benefits $456Total $163,873 |
| 2022 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $152,212Benefits $377Total $152,589 |
| 2021 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $146,786Benefits $284Total $147,070 |
| 2020 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $140,858Benefits $268Total $141,127 |
| 2019 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $133,988Benefits $270Total $134,258 |
| 2018 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $127,125Benefits $268Total $127,393 |
| 2017 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $120,534Benefits $280Total $120,814 |
| 2016 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $114,934Benefits $292Total $115,226 |
| 2015 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $109,111Benefits $302Total $109,412 |
| 2014 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $103,056Benefits $285Total $103,341 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $183,463 Niyayesh Afshordi earned in 2025, roughly $122,151 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 33.4%. It is up about 6% on the $172,335 paid in 2024. Niyayesh Afshordi has appeared on the list 12 times since 2014. 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
- ~$122,151
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.4%
- vs. 2025 Professor median
- +35%
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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.