Pu Gao
University of Waterloo/Associate Professor
2025 Salary
$170,355Total compensation $171,188, including $833 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
#992University of Waterloo
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$170,3552025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$124,763 in 2019 is worth about $150,633 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $170,355Benefits $833Total $171,188 |
| 2024 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $159,797Benefits $684Total $160,481 |
| 2023 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $151,362Benefits $584Total $151,946 |
| 2022 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $140,367Benefits $487Total $140,854 |
| 2021 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $135,078Benefits $366Total $135,443 |
| 2020 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $129,698Benefits $346Total $130,044 |
| 2019 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $124,763Benefits $352Total $125,115 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Pu Gao's 2025 salary of $170,355 comes to roughly $115,086 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 29.2% effective) is deducted. Among those listed as Associate Professor in 2025, the median was $174,209; this salary sits about 2% below it. That is about 7% more than the $159,797 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
- ~$115,086
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.4%
- vs. 2025 Associate Professor median
- −2%
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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.