Yonghua Lou
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board/Secondary Teacher
2025 Salary
$137,118Total compensation $137,118, 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
#431Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
Years on List
92016–2025
Peak Salary
$149,2792024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2016–2025
$101,998 in 2016 is worth about $130,436 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Secondary TeacherHamilton-Wentworth District School Board | $137,118Benefits $0Total $137,118 |
| 2024 | Secondary TeacherHamilton-Wentworth District School Board | $149,279Benefits $0Total $149,279 |
| 2023 | Secondary TeacherHamilton-Wentworth District School Board | $113,814Benefits $0Total $113,814 |
| 2022 | Secondary TeacherHamilton-Wentworth District School Board | $106,121Benefits $0Total $106,121 |
| 2020 | Secondary TeacherHamilton-Wentworth District School Board | $102,858Benefits $0Total $102,858 |
| 2019 | Secondary TeacherHamilton-Wentworth District School Board | $113,610Benefits $0Total $113,610 |
| 2018 | Secondary TeacherHamilton-Wentworth District School Board | $114,207Benefits $0Total $114,207 |
| 2017 | Secondary, TeacherHamilton-Wentworth District School Board | $112,338Benefits $39Total $112,377 |
| 2016 | Secondary, TeacherHamilton-Wentworth District School Board | $101,998Benefits $150Total $102,148 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Yonghua Lou's 2025 salary of $137,118 comes to roughly $96,578 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 25.5% effective) is deducted. For comparison, the median Secondary Teacher on the 2025 list was paid $118,069; this salary is about 16% more. Yonghua Lou has appeared on the list 9 times since 2016. Most School Boards employees belong to OTPP for teachers or OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$96,578
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.6%
- vs. 2025 Secondary Teacher median
- +16%
Where does $137,118 rank on the Sunshine List? →
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.