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.
Yingming Zhao
Yingming Zhao served as the Research Scientist, Lake Erie at Natural Resources and Forestry in 2024, received an annual salary of $130,054.70 and a taxable benefit of $265.28, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list.
$130,319.98
Total paid in 2024
$130,054.70
Salary
$265.28
Taxable Benefit
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Find Yingming on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Research Scientist, Lake Erie |
| Employer : | Natural Resources and Forestry |
| Sector : | Government of Ontario - Ministries |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2019 and 2024, Yingming experienced an average annual increase of approximately 5.89% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at Natural Resources and Forestry. By 2024, Yingming's total pay had risen by 25.25% compared to the pay in 2019. 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 | Research Scientist, Lake Erie | $130,055 | $265 | ⇧ 13.71% |
| 2023 | Research Scientist, Lake Erie | $114,355 | $253 | ⇧ 2.56% |
| 2021 | Research Scientist, Lake Erie | $111,496 | $247 | ⇧ 2.13% |
| 2020 | Research Scientist, Lake Erie | $109,166 | $242 | ⇧ 5.15% |
| 2019 | Research Scientist, Lake Erie | $103,811 | $237 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has employee who held exactly same position title ( Research Scientist, Lake Erie ) in the Natural Resources and Forestry.
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Yingming Zhao | $130,055 | $265 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 8 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erin Dunlop | Research Scientist, Lake Huron | Natural Resources and Forestry | $135,412 |
| Tim Johnson | Research Scientist, Lake Ontario | Natural Resources and Forestry | $134,568 |
| Paul Helm | Senior Research Scientist, Great Lakes | Environment, Conservation and Parks | $134,568 |
| Andrew Paterson | Research Scientist, Inland Lakes | Environment, Conservation and Parks | $130,320 |
| Yingming Zhao | Research Scientist, Lake Erie | Natural Resources and Forestry | $130,320 |
| Brie Edwards | Research Scientist, Northern Lakes Monitoring | Environment, Conservation and Parks | $130,121 |
| Derrick At Dekerckhove Varent | Research Scientist Inland Lake | Natural Resources and Forestry | $127,116 |
| Henrique Giacomini | Research Scientist, Inland Lakes | Natural Resources and Forestry | $106,900 |