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Olga Smoliak

University of Guelph/Professor

2025 Salary

$186,212

Total compensation $186,701, including $488 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

#518

University of Guelph

Years on List

9

2017–2025

Peak Salary

$186,212

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 9 yearly values of total compensation, from $121,058 in 2017 to $186,701 in 2025.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K201720192020202220232025
Total compensation, 2017–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2017–2025

$120,642 in 2017 is worth about $151,912 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025ProfessorUniversity Of Guelph$186,212Benefits $488Total $186,701
2024Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Guelph$170,906Benefits $424Total $171,330
2023Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Guelph$151,846Benefits $414Total $152,260
2022Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Guelph$147,515Benefits $428Total $147,943
2021Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Guelph$121,412Benefits $506Total $121,918
2020Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Guelph$140,371Benefits $544Total $140,914
2019Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Guelph$133,650Benefits $526Total $134,176
2018Associate ProfessorUniversity of Guelph$129,968Benefits $505Total $130,472
2017Associate ProfessorUniversity of Guelph$120,642Benefits $417Total $121,058

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Of the $186,212 Olga Smoliak earned in 2025, roughly $123,573 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 33.6%. For comparison, the median Professor on the 2025 list was paid $135,910; this salary is about 37% more. It is up about 9% on the $170,906 paid in 2024. 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
~$123,573
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~30.7%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~33.6%
vs. 2025 Professor median
+37%

Where does $186,212 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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