Rodney Smith
University of Waterloo/Associate Professor
2025 Salary
$156,641Total compensation $157,439, including $797 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
#1,147University of Waterloo
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$156,6412025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$103,514 in 2018 is worth about $127,414 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $156,641 |
| 2024 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $148,010 |
| 2023 | —University Of Waterloo | $140,888 |
| 2022 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $126,571 |
| 2021 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $121,073 |
| 2020 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $115,495 |
| 2019 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $109,238 |
| 2018 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $103,514 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Rodney Smith was paid $156,641 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $107,540, an effective income-tax rate of about 27.8%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $148,010, that is a rise of about 6%. For comparison, the median Associate Professor on the 2025 list was paid $174,209; this salary is about 10% less. 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
- ~$107,540
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.3%
- vs. 2025 Associate Professor median
- −10%
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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.