Yizhou Zhang
University of Waterloo/Assistant Professor
2025 Salary
$177,873Total compensation $178,245, including $373 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
#917University of Waterloo
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$177,8732025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$154,073 in 2021 is worth about $178,664 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $177,873Benefits $373Total $178,245 |
| 2024 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $167,074Benefits $311Total $167,385 |
| 2023 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $158,593Benefits $273Total $158,866 |
| 2022 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $158,003Benefits $220Total $158,223 |
| 2021 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $154,073Benefits $167Total $154,240 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Yizhou Zhang was paid $177,873 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $119,224, an effective income-tax rate of about 29.9%. That is about 30% above the 2025 median of $137,351 for Assistant Professor on the Sunshine List. Yizhou Zhang has appeared on the list 5 times since 2021. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$119,224
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.0%
- vs. 2025 Assistant Professor median
- +30%
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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.