The Ontario Sunshine List - Public Sector Salary Disclosure
The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
Lingzhe Kong
Lingzhe Kong served as the Research Engineer at University of Western Ontario in 2023, received an annual salary of $120,703.79 and a taxable benefit of $89.40, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list.
$120,793.19
Total paid in 2023
$120,703.79
Salary
$89.40
Taxable Benefit
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Find Lingzhe on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Research Engineer |
| Employer : | University of Western Ontario |
| Sector : | Universities |
| Year : | 2023 |
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Between 2016 and 2023, Lingzhe experienced an average annual increase of approximately 2.72% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at University of Western Ontario. By 2023, Lingzhe's total pay had risen by 20.33% compared to the pay in 2016. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.
Yearly Total Paid
| Year | Job Title | Salary | Taxable Benefit | Raise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Research Engineer | $120,704 | $89 | ⇧ 4.33% |
| 2022 | Research Engineer | $115,687 | $89 | ⇩ -1.16% |
| 2021 | Research Engineer | $117,041 | $92 | ⇧ 0.61% |
| 2020 | Research Engineer | $116,327 | $96 | ⇧ 7.88% |
| 2019 | Research Engineer | $107,823 | $96 | ⇧ 1.14% |
| 2018 | Research Engineer | $106,598 | $108 | ⇧ 0.73% |
| 2017 | Research Engineer | $105,827 | $108 | ⇧ 5.53% |
| 2016 | Research Engineer | $100,284 | $103 |
The 2023 Sunshine List has 4 employees who held exactly same position title ( Research Engineer ) in the University of Western Ontario.
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Hui Zhang | $132,214 | $89 |
| Lingzhe Kong | $120,704 | $89 |
| Ataul Bari | $114,812 | $89 |
| Jeffrey Bax | $104,069 | $89 |
The 2023 Sunshine List has 33 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 33 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stark Draper | Professor of Electrical And Computer Engineering And Interim Vice-Dean, Research | University of Toronto | $249,055 |
| Beth Parker | Professor And Natural Sciences And Engineering Research Council Industrial Research Chair | University of Guelph | $230,684 |
| Audrey Girouard | Associate Dean, Faculty of Engineering And Design, Research | Carleton University | $165,396 |
| Susan Alexander | Senior Engineer Advanced Technology Research | Independent Electricity System Operator | $157,173 |
| David B. Dietz | Director, Engineering Research | University of Waterloo | $156,566 |
| Elyas Ahmed | Senior Engineer Advanced Technology Research | Independent Electricity System Operator | $141,476 |
| Vera Pantelic | Principal Research Engineer | McMaster University | $135,619 |
| Hui Zhang | Research Engineer | University of Western Ontario | $132,303 |
| Jack Lam | Engineer, Research And Development: (Software) Medical Engineering | University Health Network | $127,516 |
| Thomas Sun | Head of Research Engineering And Applied Technologies, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute | Sinai Health System | $126,268 |