Richard Trefler
University of Waterloo/Associate Professor
2025 Salary
$214,744Total compensation $215,494, including $750 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
#515University of Waterloo
Years on List
192007–2025
Peak Salary
$214,7442025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2007–2025
$105,351 in 2007 is worth about $155,145 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $214,744Benefits $750Total $215,494 |
| 2024 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $184,844Benefits $630Total $185,473 |
| 2023 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $187,631Benefits $553Total $188,184 |
| 2022 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $188,098Benefits $465Total $188,564 |
| 2021 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $185,336Benefits $358Total $185,694 |
| 2020 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $181,363Benefits $346Total $181,709 |
| 2019 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $159,137Benefits $353Total $159,489 |
| 2018 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $160,318Benefits $354Total $160,672 |
| 2017 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $161,127Benefits $375Total $161,502 |
| 2016 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $155,367Benefits $396Total $155,763 |
| 2015 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $149,523Benefits $413Total $149,937 |
| 2014 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $143,442Benefits $397Total $143,838 |
| 2013 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $136,409Benefits $299Total $136,708 |
| 2012 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $120,006Benefits $323Total $120,329 |
| 2011 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $114,855Benefits $729Total $115,584 |
| 2010 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $121,618Benefits $761Total $122,379 |
| 2009 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $117,851Benefits $763Total $118,614 |
| 2008 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $111,402Benefits $738Total $112,140 |
| 2007 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $105,351Benefits $634Total $105,985 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Richard Trefler's 2025 salary of $214,744 comes to roughly $138,181 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 33.1% effective) is deducted. That is about 23% above the 2025 median of $174,209 for Associate Professor on the Sunshine List. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 19 years in all, first in 2007. 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
- ~$138,181
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~35.7%
- vs. 2025 Associate Professor median
- +23%
Where does $214,744 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.