Xuemin Shen
University of Waterloo/Professor
2025 Salary
$267,428Total compensation $267,996, including $568 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
#102University of Waterloo
Years on List
192007–2025
Peak Salary
$267,4282025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2007–2025
$150,535 in 2007 is worth about $221,685 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $267,428Benefits $568Total $267,996 |
| 2024 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $251,163Benefits $483Total $251,646 |
| 2023 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $249,183Benefits $966Total $250,150 |
| 2022 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $247,266Benefits $822Total $248,088 |
| 2021 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $253,620Benefits $631Total $254,252 |
| 2020 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $228,242Benefits $609Total $228,851 |
| 2019 | ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $221,681Benefits $522Total $222,203 |
| 2018 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $213,533Benefits $630Total $214,164 |
| 2017 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $211,809Benefits $665Total $212,474 |
| 2016 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $206,920Benefits $711Total $207,631 |
| 2015 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $195,280Benefits $320Total $195,600 |
| 2014 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $189,264Benefits $306Total $189,570 |
| 2013 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $186,587Benefits $232Total $186,820 |
| 2012 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $178,925Benefits $253Total $179,178 |
| 2011 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $147,714Benefits $569Total $148,284 |
| 2010 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $167,320Benefits $592Total $167,911 |
| 2009 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $163,213Benefits $595Total $163,808 |
| 2008 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $165,632Benefits $576Total $166,208 |
| 2007 | ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo | $150,535Benefits $491Total $151,026 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Xuemin Shen was paid $267,428 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $164,231, an effective income-tax rate of about 36.5%. Within University of Waterloo, Xuemin Shen's total compensation of $267,996 was the #102 of 2,376, against a median salary of $153,961. It is up about 6% on the $251,163 paid in 2024. 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
- ~$164,231
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~36.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~38.6%
- vs. 2025 Professor median
- +97%
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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.