Xiaoyu Wu
University of Waterloo/Assistant Professor
2025 Salary
$155,752Total compensation $156,076, including $324 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
#1,170University of Waterloo
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$155,7522025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$116,824 in 2021 is worth about $135,470 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $155,752Benefits $324Total $156,076 |
| 2024 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $143,227Benefits $263Total $143,490 |
| 2023 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $133,625Benefits $227Total $133,853 |
| 2022 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $120,876Benefits $180Total $121,055 |
| 2021 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $116,824Benefits $285Total $117,110 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $155,752 Xiaoyu Wu earned in 2025, roughly $107,051 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 31.3%. It is up about 9% on the $143,227 paid in 2024. Xiaoyu Wu has appeared on the list 5 times since 2021. 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
- ~$107,051
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.3%
- vs. 2025 Assistant Professor median
- +13%
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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.