Yongjiang Chen
University of Waterloo/Assistant Professor
2025 Salary
$128,757Total compensation $128,974, including $217 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
#1,582University of Waterloo
Years on List
12025–2025
Peak Salary
$128,7572025
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Full History
2025–2025
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Waterloo | $128,757 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Yongjiang Chen's 2025 salary of $128,757 comes to roughly $91,847 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 24.4% effective) is deducted. For comparison, the median Assistant Professor on the 2025 list was paid $137,351; this salary is about 6% less. This is Yongjiang Chen's first appearance on the Sunshine List. 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
- ~$91,847
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.7%
- vs. 2025 Assistant Professor median
- −6%
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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.