How this pay compares — 2025
Their 2025 salary of $126,881 ranks in the top 42.8% of all 404,922 public-sector salaries disclosed in Ontario that year, and the top 68.0% of 2,376 at University of Waterloo.
Salary trajectory
| Year | Position | Employer | Salary | Benefits | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Laboratory Director | University of Waterloo | $126,881 | $301 | -8.8% |
| 2024 | Laboratory Director | University of Waterloo | $139,140 | $257 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | Laboratory Director | University of Waterloo | $133,736 | $231 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | Laboratory Director | University of Waterloo | $127,418 | $189 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | Laboratory Director | University of Waterloo | $125,461 | $145 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | Laboratory Director | University of Waterloo | $122,801 | $140 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | Laboratory Director | University of Waterloo | $118,674 | $143 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | Laboratory Director | University of Waterloo | $114,577 | $144 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | Laboratory Director | University of Waterloo | $110,726 | $154 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | Lab Director | University of Waterloo | $106,345 | $162 | — |