Susan Kaai
University of Waterloo/Senior Manager, International Research
2025 Salary
$109,568Total compensation $109,797, including $229 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
#2,044University of Waterloo
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$117,8252023
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$101,618 in 2019 is worth about $122,688 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Manager, International ResearchUniversity Of Waterloo | $109,568Benefits $229Total $109,797 |
| 2024 | Senior Manager, International ResearchUniversity Of Waterloo | $116,845Benefits $216Total $117,062 |
| 2023 | Research AssociateUniversity Of Waterloo | $117,825Benefits $206Total $118,031 |
| 2022 | Research AssociateUniversity Of Waterloo | $114,127Benefits $169Total $114,296 |
| 2021 | Research AssociateUniversity Of Waterloo | $110,489Benefits $128Total $110,617 |
| 2020 | Research AssociateUniversity Of Waterloo | $106,684Benefits $122Total $106,806 |
| 2019 | Research AssociateUniversity Of Waterloo | $101,618Benefits $123Total $101,741 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Susan Kaai's $109,568 salary works out to roughly $80,514 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 26.5%. It is down about 6% from the $116,845 paid in 2024. Susan Kaai has appeared on the list 7 times since 2019. 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
- ~$80,514
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~21.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.5%
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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.