Ozlem Mesta
University of Waterloo/Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
2025 Salary
$165,892Total compensation $166,239, including $348 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
#1,050University of Waterloo
Years on List
42022–2025
Peak Salary
$165,8922025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$136,069 in 2022 is worth about $147,768 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Associate Professor, Teaching StreamUniversity Of Waterloo | $165,892Benefits $348Total $166,239 |
| 2024 | Associate Professor, Teaching StreamUniversity Of Waterloo | $164,101Benefits $289Total $164,390 |
| 2023 | LecturerUniversity Of Waterloo | $146,792Benefits $252Total $147,044 |
| 2022 | LecturerUniversity Of Waterloo | $136,069Benefits $202Total $136,271 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $165,892 Ozlem Mesta earned in 2025, roughly $112,631 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 32.1%. That is about 1% more than the $164,101 paid in 2024. That is about 4% below the 2025 median of $173,519 for Associate Professor Teaching Stream on the Sunshine List. 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
- ~$112,631
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.1%
- vs. 2025 Associate Professor Teaching Stream median
- −4%
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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.