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Su-Yin Tan

University of Waterloo/Associate Professor, Teaching Stream

2025 Salary

$172,656

Total compensation $173,018, including $362 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

#974

University of Waterloo

Years on List

8

2016–2025

Peak Salary

$172,656

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 8 yearly values of total compensation, from $101,181 in 2016 to $173,018 in 2025. No data from 2023 to 2024.$100K$120K$140K$160K$180K201620172019202120222025
Total compensation, 2016–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2016–2025

$101,031 in 2016 is worth about $129,200 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Associate Professor, Teaching StreamUniversity Of Waterloo$172,656Benefits $362Total $173,018
2022LecturerUniversity Of Waterloo$141,149Benefits $210Total $141,359
2021LecturerUniversity Of Waterloo$132,682Benefits $154Total $132,836
2020LecturerUniversity Of Waterloo$116,002Benefits $145Total $116,147
2019LecturerUniversity Of Waterloo$119,825Benefits $145Total $119,970
2018LecturerUniversity of Waterloo$113,000Benefits $143Total $113,143
2017LecturerUniversity of Waterloo$106,450Benefits $148Total $106,598
2016LecturerUniversity of Waterloo$101,031Benefits $151Total $101,181

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Su-Yin Tan's $172,656 salary works out to roughly $116,353 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 32.6%. Compared with 2022, when the figure was $141,149, that is a rise of about 22%. That is in line with the 2025 median of $173,519 for Associate Professor Teaching Stream on the Sunshine List. 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
~$116,353
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~29.4%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~32.6%
vs. 2025 Associate Professor Teaching Stream median
about even

Where does $172,656 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.

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2025