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.
Kai Chen
Kai Chen served as the Faculty at Wilfrid Laurier University in 2024, received an annual salary of $197,830.29 and a taxable benefit of $673.99, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list.
$198,504.28
Total paid in 2024
$197,830.29
Salary
$673.99
Taxable Benefit
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Find Kai on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Faculty |
| Employer : | Wilfrid Laurier University |
| Sector : | Universities |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2017 and 2024, Kai experienced an average annual increase of approximately 6.12% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at Wilfrid Laurier University. By 2024, Kai's total pay had risen by 50.57% compared to the pay in 2017. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.
Yearly Total Paid
| Year | Job Title | Salary | Taxable Benefit | Raise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Faculty | $197,830 | $674 | ⇧ 15.97% |
| 2023 | Faculty | $170,514 | $654 | ⇧ 5.88% |
| 2022 | Faculty | $161,138 | $528 | ⇧ 4.11% |
| 2021 | Faculty | $154,906 | $384 | ⇩ -0.64% |
| 2020 | Faculty | $155,945 | $342 | ⇧ 7.48% |
| 2019 | Faculty | $145,086 | $330 | ⇧ 3.81% |
| 2018 | Faculty | $139,686 | $388 | ⇧ 6.25% |
| 2017 | Faculty | $131,493 | $340 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 522 employees who held exactly same position title ( Faculty ) in the Wilfrid Laurier University.
10 out of 522 employees
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Heidi Ahonen | $214,187 | $744 |
| Laura Allan | $201,805 | $720 |
| Diego Amaya | $238,912 | $738 |
| Mojtaba Araghi | $216,387 | $679 |
| Jennifer Baltzer | $218,817 | $748 |
| Leslie Berger | $222,035 | $829 |
| Pamela Bryden | $205,126 | $736 |
| Roger Buehler | $208,390 | $769 |
| Mary-louise Byrne | $215,364 | $769 |
| Cheryl-anne Cait | $212,462 | $720 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 2195 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 2195 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Orbinski | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | York University | $491,968 |
| Lionel Trevor Young | Vice-President And Provost; Professor of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine | University of Toronto | $499,909 |
| Cheryl Regehr | Professor, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work | University of Toronto | $485,050 |
| Patricia Houston | Professor, Anesthesiology And Pain Medicine, Vice Dean, Medical Education And Interim Dean, Temerty Faculty of Medicine | University of Toronto | $414,526 |
| John Tsotsos | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | York University | $403,441 |
| Melanie Woodin | Professor of Cell And Systems Biology And Dean, Faculty of Arts And Science | University of Toronto | $404,245 |
| Kenneth Coley | Dean (Faculty of Engineering) / Professor | University of Western Ontario | $377,885 |
| Darina Landa | Executive Director, Advancement, Temerty Faculty of Medicine And Assistant Vice-President, Advancement Relations with Health Care Institutions | University of Toronto | $377,709 |
| Theo Peridis | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | York University | $371,780 |
| Christopher Yip | Professor of Chemical Engineering And Institute of Biomedical Engineering, And Dean, Faculty of Applied Science And Engineering | University of Toronto | $372,117 |