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On the 2024 Sunshine List · 4 years

Yingming Zhao

Research Scientist, Lake Erie · Natural Resources and Forestry
Research Scientist, Lake ErieOntarioFirst listed 2019
2024 Total Compensation Paid
$130,319.98
▲ 25.3% since 2019

Yingming Zhao was paid $130,319.98 in total compensation as Research Scientist, Lake Erie at Natural Resources and Forestry in 2024, 30% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Yingming Zhao has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 4 times since 2019, earning $456K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $113,880.00 a year, up 25% over that span.

That is 9% above the average disclosed pay of $119,644.02 across 1,162 listed Natural Resources and Forestry employees.

$130,319.98
Latest compensation
in 2024
$456K
Total compensation
across 4 years
$113,880.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+25.3%
Career growth
since 2019
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FIG. 01

4 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$99K$108K$116K$125K$133K2019202020212024
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

Totals, averages, and the biggest moves — all total compensation.

A career, year by year.

How Yingming Zhao's total compensation has moved across 4 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2024 · $130,319.98
Lifetime total compensation$456K
Annual average$113,880.00
Total growth since 2019+25.3%
Biggest raise+16.6% (2024)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

4 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2024Latest★ Best
Research Scientist, Lake Erie$130,319.98▲ 16.6%
2021
Research Scientist, Lake Erie$111,742.69▲ 2.1%
2020
Research Scientist, Lake Erie$109,408.17▲ 5.2%
2019First
Research Scientist, Lake Erie$104,047.43
4 years total$456K total$113,880.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Research Scientist, Lake Erie
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2019
Latest disclosure
2024
Years on list
4

Data source

Salary data is published annually by the Ontario government under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act. Only employees earning $100,000+ are disclosed.

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