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.
Lingzhe Kong
Lingzhe Kong served as the Research Engineer at University of Western Ontario in 2024, received an annual salary of $124,044.52 and a taxable benefit of $90.20, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list.
$124,134.72
Total paid in 2024
$124,044.52
Salary
$90.20
Taxable Benefit
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Find Lingzhe on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Research Engineer |
| Employer : | University of Western Ontario |
| Sector : | Universities |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2016 and 2024, Lingzhe experienced an average annual increase of approximately 2.73% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at University of Western Ontario. By 2024, Lingzhe's total pay had risen by 23.66% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Research Engineer | $124,045 | $90 | ⇧ 2.77% |
| 2023 | Research Engineer | $120,704 | $89 | ⇧ 4.33% |
| 2022 | Research Engineer | $115,687 | $89 | ⇩ -1.16% |
| 2021 | Research Engineer | $117,041 | $92 | ⇧ 0.61% |
| 2020 | Research Engineer | $116,327 | $96 | ⇧ 7.88% |
| 2019 | Research Engineer | $107,823 | $96 | ⇧ 1.14% |
| 2018 | Research Engineer | $106,598 | $108 | ⇧ 0.73% |
| 2017 | Research Engineer | $105,827 | $108 | ⇧ 5.53% |
| 2016 | Research Engineer | $100,284 | $103 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 2 employees who held exactly same position title ( Research Engineer ) in the University of Western Ontario.
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
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| Jeffrey Bax | $108,173 | $90 |
| Lingzhe Kong | $124,045 | $90 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 41 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 41 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stark Draper | Professor of Electrical And Computer Engineering And Vice-Dean, Research | University of Toronto | $245,322 |
| David B. Dietz | Director, Engineering Research | University of Waterloo | $163,354 |
| Daniel Sohm | Senior Engineer Advanced Technology Research | Independent Electricity System Operator | $160,784 |
| Susan Alexander | Senior Engineer Advanced Technology Research | Independent Electricity System Operator | $154,920 |
| Elyas Ahmed | Senior Engineer Advanced Technology Research | Independent Electricity System Operator | $146,420 |
| Steven Chapman | Senior Research Engineer | University of Guelph | $141,931 |
| Somayeh Sadat | Centre for Analytics And Artificial Intelligence Engineering, Research Program Assistant Director | University of Toronto | $129,917 |
| Jack Lam | Engineer, Research And Development: (Software) Med Eng | University Health Network | $128,012 |
| Thomas Sun | Head - Research Engineering And Applied Technologies | Sinai Health System | $126,667 |
| Lingzhe Kong | Research Engineer | University of Western Ontario | $124,135 |