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.
Liqun Diao
Liqun Diao served as the Assistant Professor at University of Waterloo in 2024, received an annual salary of $163,448.52 and a taxable benefit of $303.80, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list.
$163,752.32
Total paid in 2024
$163,448.52
Salary
$303.80
Taxable Benefit
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Find Liqun on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Assistant Professor |
| Employer : | University of Waterloo |
| Sector : | Universities |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2022 and 2024, Liqun experienced an average annual increase of approximately 10.45% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at University of Waterloo. By 2024, Liqun's total pay had risen by 21.96% compared to the pay in 2022. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.
Yearly Total Paid
| Year | Job Title | Salary | Taxable Benefit | Raise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Assistant Professor | $163,449 | $304 | ⇧ 8.33% |
| 2023 | Assistant Professor | $150,892 | $261 | ⇧ 12.57% |
| 2022 | Assistant Professor | $134,069 | $202 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 168 employees who held exactly same position title ( Assistant Professor ) in the University of Waterloo.
10 out of 168 employees
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Yousra Aafer | $169,974 | $316 |
| Muhammad Azim | $207,211 | $348 |
| Diogo Barradas | $174,051 | $293 |
| Sepideh Ebrahimi | $246,991 | $885 |
| Mohammad Hajiabadi | $166,643 | $310 |
| Xi He | $175,026 | $320 |
| Trevor Hrynyk | $167,999 | $719 |
| Wenqian Hu | $226,047 | $347 |
| Xin Jiang | $224,192 | $844 |
| Shamroze Khan | $174,194 | $324 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 3112 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 3112 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irene Eun Gyoung Yi | Assistant Professor of Finance | University of Toronto | $350,814 |
| Shelley Kierstead | Assistant Professor | York University | $331,103 |
| Ting Xu | Assistant Professor | University of Toronto | $329,979 |
| Daehyun Kim | Assistant Professor of Accounting | University of Toronto | $333,324 |
| Nicolas Inostroza Padilla | Assistant Professor, Finance | University of Toronto | $325,548 |
| Nayana Reiter | Assistant Professor of Accounting | University of Toronto | $326,730 |
| Camille Hebert | Assistant Professor, Department of Management | University of Toronto | $314,162 |
| Jee-eun Shin | Assistant Professor of Accounting | University of Toronto | $318,950 |
| Akash Chattopadhyay | Assistant Professor, Department of Management | University of Toronto | $305,470 |
| Barry Cross | Assistant Dean (Professional Graduate Programs), Continuing Assistant Professor | Queen’s University | $301,645 |