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.
Liying Cheng
Liying Cheng served as the Professor at Queen’s University in 2023, received an annual salary of $104,972.40 and a taxable benefit of $5,367.98, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Liying has held the same position since 2017 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$110,340.38
Total paid in 2023
$104,972.40
Salary
$5,367.98
Taxable Benefit
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Find Liying on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Professor |
| Employer : | Queen’s University |
| Sector : | Universities |
| Year : | 2023 |
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Between 2007 and 2023, Liying experienced an average annual increase of approximately 1.81% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at Queen’s University. By 2023, Liying's total pay had risen by 4.55% compared to the pay in 2007. Notably, during Liying's tenure as Professor, there has been a significant 37.17% decline in compensation over the past 6 years. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.
Yearly Total Paid
| Year | Job Title | Salary | Taxable Benefit | Raise |
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| 2023 | Professor | $104,972 | $5,368 | ⇩ -42.13% |
| 2018 | Professor | $190,365 | $305 | ⇧ 8.58% |
| 2017 | Professor | $175,306 | $298 | ⇧ 6.60% |
| 2016 | Associate Dean (Graduate Studies And Research), Professor | $164,450 | $278 | ⇧ 6.51% |
| 2015 | Professor | $154,388 | $270 | ⇧ 11.18% |
| 2014 | Associate Professor - Faculty of Education | $138,823 | $281 | ⇩ -3.89% |
| 2013 | Associate Professor - Faculty of Education | $144,460 | $281 | ⇧ 3.47% |
| 2012 | Associate Professor - Faculty of Education | $139,612 | $281 | ⇧ 2.88% |
| 2011 | Associate Professor, Faculty of Education | $135,696 | $281 | ⇧ 10.64% |
| 2010 | Associate Professor, Faculty of Education | $122,592 | $306 | ⇩ -2.00% |
| 2009 | Associate Professor, Faculty of Education | $125,077 | $331 | ⇩ -4.38% |
| 2008 | Associate Professor, Faculty of Education | $130,814 | $340 | ⇧ 24.28% |
| 2007 | Associate Professor, Faculty of Education | $105,182 | $352 |
The 2023 Sunshine List has 295 employees who held exactly same position title ( Professor ) in the Queen’s University.
10 out of 295 employees
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| R. Kerry Rowe | $375,501 | $272 |
| David Walker | $369,100 | $272 |
| Julian Barling | $340,828 | $272 |
| Brenda Brouwer | $334,793 | $272 |
| Jana Raver | $333,007 | $272 |
| Sean Cleary | $327,029 | $272 |
| Wendy Parulekar | $305,048 | $0 |
| Michael Welker | $277,216 | $272 |
| Mark Green | $275,863 | $272 |
| Daniel Woolf | $272,867 | $272 |
The 2023 Sunshine List has 21027 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 21027 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Golden | Professor of Strategic Management | University of Toronto | $651,118 |
| Mohit Bhandari | Professor | McMaster University | $632,776 |
| Brian Silverman | Professor of Strategic Management | University of Toronto | $612,086 |
| John Yoo | Dean / Professor / Medical Doctor | University of Western Ontario | $584,827 |
| Wei-yi (scott) Liao | Professor of Accounting | University of Toronto | $572,939 |
| David Goldreich | Professor of Finance | University of Toronto | $564,538 |
| Alan Aspuru-guzik | Professor of Chemistry And Computer Science | University of Toronto | $598,572 |
| Anita Mcgahan | Professor of Strategic Management | University of Toronto | $557,702 |
| Anthony Tang | Professor / Medical Doctor | University of Western Ontario | $550,027 |
| Jane Philpott | Dean, Chief Executive Officer (Southeastern Ontario Academic Medical Organization), Professor | Queen’s University | $546,325 |