Tara Cooper
University of Waterloo/Associate Professor
2025 Salary
$191,264Total compensation $191,665, including $401 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
#768University of Waterloo
Years on List
102016–2025
Peak Salary
$191,2642025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2016–2025
$107,278 in 2016 is worth about $137,189 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $191,264Benefits $401Total $191,665 |
| 2024 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $176,247Benefits $328Total $176,575 |
| 2023 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $166,701Benefits $287Total $166,988 |
| 2022 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $143,521Benefits $228Total $143,750 |
| 2021 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $148,417Benefits $168Total $148,585 |
| 2020 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $142,050Benefits $159Total $142,209 |
| 2019 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $133,280Benefits $157Total $133,437 |
| 2018 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $112,820Benefits $151Total $112,972 |
| 2017 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $116,677Benefits $158Total $116,835 |
| 2016 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $107,278Benefits $161Total $107,439 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Tara Cooper's 2025 salary of $191,264 comes to roughly $126,186 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 31.1% effective) is deducted. Among those listed as Associate Professor in 2025, the median was $174,209; this salary sits about 10% above it. Tara Cooper has appeared on the list 10 times since 2016. 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
- ~$126,186
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~34.0%
- vs. 2025 Associate Professor median
- +10%
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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.