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.

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Zongchao Jia

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Zongchao Jia served as the Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier 1 at Queen’s University in 2023, received an annual salary of $206,280.44 and a taxable benefit of $272.28, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Zongchao has held the same position since 2018 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.

$206,552.72

Total paid in 2023

$206,280.44

Salary

$272.28

Taxable Benefit

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Job Title :   Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier 1
Employer :   Queen’s University
Sector :   Universities
Year :   2023

Comparing peers in identical roles within the organization

$207K
Low: $207K Avg: $241K High: $282K

Comparison with other individuals in similar positions in Ontario

$207K
Low: $111K Avg: $192K High: $381K
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Between 2003 and 2023, Zongchao experienced an average annual increase of approximately 4.02% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at Queen’s University. By 2023, Zongchao's total pay had risen by 77.54% compared to the pay in 2003. Notably, during Zongchao's tenure as Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier 1, there has been a significant 7.87% decline in compensation over the past 5 years. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.

Yearly Total Paid

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Year Job Title Salary Taxable Benefit Raise
2023 Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier 1 $206,280 $272 -7.87%
2018 Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier 1 $223,898 $305 2.51%
2017 Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier I $218,408 $298 2.28%
2016 Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier 1 $213,547 $278 2.04%
2015 Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier 1 $209,273 $270 2.35%
2014 Professor And Canada Research Chair, Tier 1 - Biomedical And Molecular Science $204,452 $281 3.18%
2013 Professor - Biomedical And Molecular Science, Canada Research Chair, Tier 1 - Biomedical And Molecular Science $198,148 $278 2.85%
2012 Professor - Biomedical And Molecular Science, Canada Research Chair, Tier 1 - Biomedical And Molecular Science $192,650 $270 30.33%
2011 Canada Research Chair, Tier 1, Biomedical And Molecular Sciences And Professor, Biomedical And Molecular Sciences $147,774 $253 6.31%
2010 Professor, Biochemistry $138,985 $261 -15.03%
2009 Professor, Biochemistry $163,602 $270 4.67%
2008 Professor, Biochemistry / Canada Research Chair, Tier 2 $156,299 $263 4.46%
2007 Professor, Biochemistry / Canada Research Chair, Tier 2 $149,613 $262 4.74%
2006 Canada Research Chair And Professor, Biochemistry $142,845 $253 4.73%
2005 CRC / Professor, Biochemistry $136,393 $242 5.15%
2004 CRC / Professor, Biochemistry $129,669 $271 11.69%
2003 CRC And Professor, Biochemistry $116,058 $285

The 2023 Sunshine List has 5 employees who held exactly same position title ( Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier 1 ) in the Queen’s University.

Full Name Salary Taxable Benefit
P. Andrew Evans $281,273 $272
Peter Davies $263,099 $272
Mark Daymond $240,338 $272
Tucker Carrington $213,609 $271
Zongchao Jia $206,280 $272

The 2023 Sunshine List has 125 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 125 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Theodore Noseworthy Associate Dean / Professor / Canada Research Chair / Endowed Chair York University $381,332
Leah F. Vosko Professor / Canada Research Chair York University $361,670
Jeffrey Schall Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit University Based / Canada Research Chair York University $343,306
Peter Backx Professor / Canada Research Chair York University $309,279
Alejandro Marangoni Professor And Canada Research Chair University of Guelph $304,451
Rick Hackett Area Chair / Canada Research Chair Tier I / Professor McMaster University $303,718
David A Hood Professor / Course Director / Canada Research Chair / Director Organized Research Unit University Based York University $298,326
P. Andrew Evans Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier 1 Queen’s University $281,546
Robert Boyd Canada Research Chair - Full Professor University of Ottawa $274,826
Peter Davies Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier 1 Queen’s University $263,371