Stephen L. Smith

2025 Salary

$245,201

Total compensation $246,277, including $1,076 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

Records separated by several years; may be more than one person.

At a Glance
2025

Employer Rank

#223

University of Waterloo

Years on List

2001–2025

Peak Salary

$245,201

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation, 2001–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2001–2025

$103,185 in 2001 is worth about $173,241 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2025	University Of Waterloo	ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo	$245,201	$1,076	$246,277
2024	University Of Waterloo	ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo	$232,227	$887	$233,114
2023	University Of Waterloo	ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo	$214,541	$754	$215,295
2022	University Of Waterloo	ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo	$192,186	$632	$192,817
2021	University Of Waterloo	Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo	$185,993	$477	$186,470
2020	University Of Waterloo	Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo	$179,109	$451	$179,560
2019	University Of Waterloo	Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo	$169,558	$193	$169,751
2013	University of Waterloo	ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo	$166,966	$219	$167,185
2012	University of Waterloo	ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo	$160,647	$241	$160,888
2011	University of Waterloo	ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo	$155,788	$1,163	$156,950
2010	University of Waterloo	ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo	$139,884	$1,353	$141,237
2009	University of Waterloo	ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo	$150,553	$1,365	$151,918
2008	University of Waterloo	ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo	$143,010	$1,326	$144,336
2007	University of Waterloo	ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo	$134,589	$1,134	$135,724
2006	University of Waterloo	ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo	$128,741	$986	$129,727
2005	University of Waterloo	ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo	$123,057	$855	$123,913
2004	University of Waterloo	ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo	$116,890	$773	$117,662
2002	University of Waterloo	ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo	$107,372	$124	$107,497
2001	University of Waterloo	ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo	$103,185	$0	$103,185

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Stephen L. Smith was paid $245,201 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $153,559, an effective income-tax rate of about 35.1%. That is about 80% above the 2025 median of $135,910 for Professor on the Sunshine List. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 19 years in all, first in 2001. 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: ~$153,559
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI): ~35.1%
CPP + EI contributions: ~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI): ~37.4%
vs. 2025 Professor median: +80%

Where does $245,201 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.

Also at University of Waterloo
2025

Also at University of Waterloo, 2025
#	Name	Position	Salary	Total
1	Vivek Goel	President	$515,000	$526,302
2	James Rush	Professor	$400,000	$411,552
3	Renee Miller	Professor	$407,658	$408,302
4	Raouf Boutaba	Professor	$396,821	$398,257
5	Steve Fortin	Professor	$390,915	$392,629
6	Kenneth Klassen	Professor	$388,579	$390,138
7	Blake Phillips	Associate Professor	$382,260	$383,790
8	Elizabeth Demers	Professor	$382,844	$383,610
9	Benjamin Thompson	Professor	$360,377	$361,546
10	Charmaine Dean	Vice-President, Research and International	$350,000	$350,732