Yimin Wu
University of Waterloo/Assistant Professor
2025 Salary
$170,034Total compensation $170,390, including $356 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
#1,001University of Waterloo
Years on List
62020–2025
Peak Salary
$170,0342025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$132,954 in 2020 is worth about $159,351 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $170,034 |
| 2024 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $159,906 |
| 2023 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $152,344 |
| 2022 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $142,330 |
| 2021 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $137,613 |
| 2020 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $132,954 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Yimin Wu's 2025 salary of $170,034 comes to roughly $114,910 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 29.2% effective) is deducted. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $159,906, that is a rise of about 6%. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 6 years in all, first in 2020. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$114,910
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.4%
- vs. 2025 Assistant Professor median
- +24%
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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.