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.
Wentang Kuo
Wentang Kuo served as the Professor at University of Waterloo in 2023, received an annual salary of $182,044.64 and a taxable benefit of $704.76, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Wentang has held the same position since 2022 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$182,749.40
Total paid in 2023
$182,044.64
Salary
$704.76
Taxable Benefit
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Find Wentang on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Professor |
| Employer : | University of Waterloo |
| Sector : | Universities |
| Year : | 2023 |
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Between 2010 and 2023, Wentang experienced an average annual increase of approximately 4.58% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at University of Waterloo. By 2023, Wentang's total pay had risen by 77.63% compared to the pay in 2010. Notably, during Wentang's tenure as Professor, there has been a significant 7.04% rise in compensation over the past 1 year. 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 | $182,045 | $705 | ⇧ 7.04% |
| 2022 | Professor | $170,142 | $590 | ⇧ 3.60% |
| 2021 | Associate Professor | $164,347 | $445 | ⇧ 3.78% |
| 2020 | Associate Professor | $158,360 | $423 | ⇧ 6.50% |
| 2019 | Associate Professor | $148,656 | $430 | ⇧ 7.37% |
| 2018 | Associate Professor | $138,421 | $430 | ⇩ -0.22% |
| 2017 | Associate Professor | $138,701 | $451 | ⇧ 4.28% |
| 2016 | Associate Professor | $132,969 | $474 | ⇧ 12.51% |
| 2015 | Associate Professor | $118,116 | $494 | ⇧ 4.81% |
| 2014 | Associate Professor | $112,696 | $472 | ⇩ -2.56% |
| 2013 | Associate Professor | $115,786 | $356 | ⇧ 5.45% |
| 2012 | Associate Professor | $109,761 | $383 | ⇧ 4.21% |
| 2011 | Associate Professor | $104,834 | $862 | ⇧ 2.74% |
| 2010 | Associate Professor | $101,991 | $890 |
The 2023 Sunshine List has 484 employees who held exactly same position title ( Professor ) in the University of Waterloo.
10 out of 484 employees
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Klassen | $382,255 | $933 |
| Raymond Laflamme | $356,245 | $1,220 |
| Elizabeth Demers | $334,054 | $501 |
| Anita Layton | $326,897 | $1,087 |
| Benjamin Thompson | $324,806 | $833 |
| Sushanta K. Mitra | $317,408 | $780 |
| Nadarajah Asokan | $312,810 | $420 |
| Raouf Boutaba | $310,978 | $1,014 |
| Claudio Canizares | $307,965 | $955 |
| Ranjini Jha | $306,606 | $418 |
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 |