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Tara Thompson

University of Waterloo/Executive Officer, Faculty of Environment

2023 Salary — last year on the list

$142,913

Total compensation $143,315, including $402 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
2023

Employer Rank

#1,173

University of Waterloo

Years on List

2

2022–2023

Peak Salary

$142,913

2023

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 2 yearly values of total compensation, from $102,292 in 2022 to $143,315 in 2023.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K$150K20222023
Total compensation, 2022–2023. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2022–2023

$101,966 in 2022 is worth about $110,733 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2023Executive Officer, Faculty of EnvironmentUniversity Of Waterloo$142,913Benefits $402Total $143,315
2022Acting Executive Officer, Faculty of EnvironmentUniversity Of Waterloo$101,966Benefits $326Total $102,292

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2023 estimate

Take-home on Tara Thompson's 2023 salary of $142,913 comes to roughly $98,529 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 27.7% effective) is deducted. Compared with 2022, when the figure was $101,966, that is a rise of about 40%. Within University of Waterloo, Tara Thompson's total compensation of $143,315 was the #1,173 of 2,139, against a median salary of $150,048. 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
~$98,529
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~27.7%
CPP + EI contributions
~$4,756
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~31.1%

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Estimate only: 2023 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
2023

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