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.
Zhiyong Michael Liu
Zhiyong Michael Liu served as the Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream at University of Waterloo in 2024, received an annual salary of $154,591.32 and a taxable benefit of $474.76, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Zhiyong Michael has held the same position since 2024 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$155,066.08
Total paid in 2024
$154,591.32
Salary
$474.76
Taxable Benefit
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Find Zhiyong Michael on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream |
| Employer : | University of Waterloo |
| Sector : | Universities |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2016 and 2024, Zhiyong Michael experienced an average annual increase of approximately 5.38% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at University of Waterloo. By 2024, Zhiyong Michael's total pay had risen by 52.05% 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 |
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| 2024 | Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream | $154,591 | $475 | ⇧ 5.61% |
| 2023 | Lecturer | $146,420 | $408 | ⇧ 8.04% |
| 2022 | Lecturer | $135,568 | $336 | ⇧ 4.25% |
| 2021 | Lecturer | $130,111 | $252 | ⇧ 4.47% |
| 2020 | Lecturer | $124,545 | $237 | ⇧ 5.31% |
| 2019 | Lecturer | $118,249 | $238 | ⇧ 5.43% |
| 2018 | Lecturer | $112,150 | $236 | ⇧ 5.47% |
| 2017 | Lecturer | $106,314 | $247 | ⇧ 4.49% |
| 2016 | Lecturer | $101,721 | $259 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 60 employees who held exactly same position title ( Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream ) in the University of Waterloo.
10 out of 60 employees
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Faisal Al-Faisal | $109,537 | $203 |
| Basheer Algohi | $135,322 | $252 |
| Shahla Aliakbari | $112,413 | $191 |
| Peter Angelo | $139,230 | $595 |
| Charbel Azzi | $115,509 | $494 |
| Mohsin A. Bashir | $130,039 | $535 |
| Tyson Beach | $125,734 | $234 |
| Peter Blake | $166,807 | $311 |
| Cody Buchenauer | $124,664 | $232 |
| Zachary Cramer | $114,380 | $210 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 404 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 404 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Marin | Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Institute for Management And Innovation | University of Toronto | $286,715 |
| Paul Whissell | Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Psychology | University of Toronto | $274,172 |
| Kate Rowbotham | Assistant Dean (Teaching And Learning), Assistant Professor | Queen’s University | $248,237 |
| Will Huggon | Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Psychology | University of Toronto | $223,377 |
| Dean Pacey | Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream | University of Waterloo | $222,897 |
| Jastaranpreet Singh | Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Immunology | University of Toronto | $211,344 |
| Art Noordeh | Sessional Assistant Professor, Teaching / Director, Internationally Educated Professionals Bridging Program | York University | $208,239 |
| Ruth Robbio | Assistant Professor, Teaching | York University | $206,116 |
| David G. Rose | Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream | University of Waterloo | $204,488 |
| Luai Al Labadi | Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Mathematical And Computational Sciences | University of Toronto | $203,183 |