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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 3 years

Yongjun Lai

ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2019
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$163,552.46
▲ 7.0% since 2019

Yongjun Lai was paid $163,552.46 in total compensation as Professor at Queen’s University in 2021, 64% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Yongjun Lai has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times since 2019, earning $474K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $158,083.00 a year, up 7% over that span.

That is 0% above the average disclosed pay of $163,928.83 across 1,286 listed Queen’s University employees.

$163,552.46
Latest compensation
in 2021
$474K
Total compensation
across 3 years
$158,083.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+7.0%
Career growth
since 2019
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FIG. 01

3 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$149K$153K$158K$162K$166K201920202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Yongjun Lai's total compensation has moved across 3 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2021 · $163,552.46
Lifetime total compensation$474K
Annual average$158,083.00
Total growth since 2019+7.0%
Biggest raise+3.6% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

3 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest★ Best
Professor↑ role changed$163,552.46▲ 3.6%
2020
Associate Professor$157,802.05▲ 3.2%
2019First
Associate Professor$152,893.68
3 years total$474K total$158,083.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2019
Latest disclosure
2021
Years on list
3

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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