Sharon Kirkpatrick
University of Waterloo/Professor
2025 Salary
$189,010Total compensation $189,925, including $915 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
#782University of Waterloo
Years on List
112015–2025
Peak Salary
$189,0102025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$105,540 in 2015 is worth about $136,886 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $189,010Benefits $915Total $189,925 |
| 2024 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $178,796Benefits $750Total $179,546 |
| 2023 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $165,790Benefits $641Total $166,431 |
| 2022 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $154,046Benefits $535Total $154,580 |
| 2021 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $148,125Benefits $401Total $148,526 |
| 2020 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $141,794Benefits $378Total $142,172 |
| 2019 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $134,670Benefits $380Total $135,050 |
| 2018 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $127,602Benefits $267Total $127,869 |
| 2017 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $120,913Benefits $169Total $121,082 |
| 2016 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $113,528Benefits $173Total $113,701 |
| 2015 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $105,540Benefits $175Total $105,715 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Sharon Kirkpatrick's $189,010 salary works out to roughly $125,021 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 33.9%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $178,796, that is a rise of about 6%. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 11 years in all, first in 2015. 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
- ~$125,021
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.9%
- vs. 2025 Professor median
- +39%
Where does $189,010 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.