Roger G. Melko
University of Waterloo/Professor
2025 Salary
$219,475Total compensation $220,549, including $1,073 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
#462University of Waterloo
Years on List
142012–2025
Peak Salary
$219,4752025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2012–2025
$103,647 in 2012 is worth about $139,842 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $219,475Benefits $1,073Total $220,549 |
| 2024 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $205,387Benefits $878Total $206,265 |
| 2023 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $199,935Benefits $762Total $200,697 |
| 2022 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $195,301Benefits $643Total $195,944 |
| 2021 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $189,052Benefits $485Total $189,537 |
| 2020 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $182,072Benefits $459Total $182,531 |
| 2019 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $172,627Benefits $459Total $173,086 |
| 2018 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $161,916Benefits $448Total $162,364 |
| 2017 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $154,153Benefits $356Total $154,509 |
| 2016 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $147,426Benefits $210Total $147,635 |
| 2015 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $139,178Benefits $214Total $139,393 |
| 2014 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $129,516Benefits $198Total $129,714 |
| 2013 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $118,478Benefits $148Total $118,626 |
| 2012 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $103,647Benefits $152Total $103,798 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Roger G. Melko's 2025 salary of $219,475 comes to roughly $140,628 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 33.4% effective) is deducted. That is about 7% more than the $205,387 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 14 years in all, first in 2012. 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
- ~$140,628
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~35.9%
- vs. 2025 Professor median
- +61%
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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.