Wenyan (Linda) Zhang
University of Waterloo/Information Systems Specialist
2025 Salary
$135,074Total compensation $135,734, including $660 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
#1,456University of Waterloo
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$135,0742025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$101,307 in 2018 is worth about $124,697 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Information Systems SpecialistUniversity Of Waterloo | $135,074Benefits $660Total $135,734 |
| 2024 | Information Systems SpecialistUniversity Of Waterloo | $130,934Benefits $556Total $131,490 |
| 2023 | Information Systems SpecialistUniversity Of Waterloo | $125,742Benefits $487Total $126,228 |
| 2022 | Information Systems SpecialistUniversity Of Waterloo | $122,955Benefits $413Total $123,368 |
| 2021 | Information Systems SpecialistUniversity Of Waterloo | $117,818Benefits $316Total $118,134 |
| 2020 | Information Systems SpecialistUniversity Of Waterloo | $109,466Benefits $292Total $109,758 |
| 2019 | Information Systems SpecialistUniversity Of Waterloo | $106,154Benefits $300Total $106,454 |
| 2018 | Information Systems SpecialistUniversity of Waterloo | $101,307Benefits $304Total $101,611 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Wenyan (Linda) Zhang's 2025 salary of $135,074 comes to roughly $95,422 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 25.3% effective) is deducted. Among those listed as Information Systems Specialist in 2025, the median was $123,061; this salary sits about 10% above it. It is up about 3% on the $130,934 paid in 2024. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$95,422
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.4%
- vs. 2025 Information Systems Specialist 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.