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Xudong Cao

University of Ottawa/Directrice, directeur, Département de chimie et de génie biomédical / Chair, Department of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering

2025 Salary

$258,597

Total compensation $258,597, including $0 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

#48

University of Ottawa

Years on List

16

2010–2025

Peak Salary

$258,597

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 16 yearly values of total compensation, from $102,376 in 2010 to $258,597 in 2025.$100K$150K$200K$250K$300K201020132016201920222025
Total compensation, 2010–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2010–2025

$102,333 in 2010 is worth about $144,233 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Directrice, directeur, Département de chimie et de génie biomédical / Chair, Department of Chemistry and Biomedical EngineeringUniversity Of Ottawa$258,597Benefits $0Total $258,597
2024Directrice, directeur, Département de génie chimique et biologique / Chair, Department of Chemistry and Biology EngineeringUniversity Of Ottawa$248,392Benefits $0Total $248,392
2023Directrice, directeur, Département de chimie et de génie biomédical / Chair, Department of Chemistry And Biology EngineeringUniversity Of Ottawa / Université D'Ottawa$228,982Benefits $0Total $228,982
2022Professeur(e) titulaire / Full ProfessorUniversity Of Ottawa$219,563Benefits $0Total $219,563
2021Professeur(e) titulaire / Full ProfessorUniversity Of Ottawa$194,732Benefits $0Total $194,732
2020Professeur(e) titulaire / Full ProfessorUniversity Of Ottawa$182,180Benefits $0Total $182,180
2019Professeur(e)University Of Ottawa$184,770Benefits $0Total $184,770
2018Professeur(e) titulaire / Full ProfessorUniversity of Ottawa$172,577Benefits $0Total $172,577
2017Professeur(e) titulaire / Full ProfessorUniversity of Ottawa$168,863Benefits $16Total $168,878
2016Full ProfessorUniversité d'Ottawa$167,251Benefits $47Total $167,298
2015Professeur(e) titulaire / Full ProfessorUniversity of Ottawa$147,257Benefits $47Total $147,304
2014Professeur(e) titulaire / Full ProfessorUniversity of Ottawa$141,583Benefits $45Total $141,627
2013Coordonnateur(rice) / Graduate CoordinatorUniversité d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa$130,268Benefits $43Total $130,311
2012Associate ProfessorUniversity of Ottawa$119,522Benefits $43Total $119,565
2011Associate ProfessorUniversity of Ottawa$112,836Benefits $43Total $112,879
2010Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Ottawa$102,333Benefits $43Total $102,376

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Xudong Cao was paid $258,597 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $160,127, an effective income-tax rate of about 35.9%. Within University of Ottawa, Xudong Cao's total compensation of $258,597 was the #48 of 2,861, against a median salary of $144,819. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $248,392, that is a rise of about 4%. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.

Estimated net pay
~$160,127
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~35.9%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~38.1%

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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.

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