Xiaowen Lei
University of Guelph/Assistant Professor
2025 Salary
$196,708Total compensation $197,225, including $516 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
#448University of Guelph
Years on List
42022–2025
Peak Salary
$196,7082025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$158,198 in 2022 is worth about $171,800 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Guelph | $196,708Benefits $516Total $197,225 |
| 2024 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Guelph | $174,386Benefits $455Total $174,840 |
| 2023 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Guelph | $162,635Benefits $444Total $163,079 |
| 2022 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Guelph | $158,198Benefits $493Total $158,691 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Xiaowen Lei's 2025 salary of $196,708 comes to roughly $129,002 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 31.6% effective) is deducted. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $174,386, that is a rise of about 13%. Xiaowen Lei has appeared on the list 4 times since 2022. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$129,002
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~34.4%
- vs. 2025 Assistant Professor median
- +43%
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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.