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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 6 years

Lu Zhang

Associate Professor · Ryerson University
Associate ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2016
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$170,037.84
▲ 28.7% since 2016

Lu Zhang was paid $170,037.84 in total compensation as Associate Professor at Ryerson University in 2021, 70% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Lu Zhang has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 6 times since 2016, earning $887K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $147,893.00 a year, up 29% over that span.

That is 10% above the average disclosed pay of $155,177.98 across 1,601 listed Ryerson University employees.

$170,037.84
Latest compensation
in 2021
$887K
Total compensation
across 6 years
$147,893.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+28.7%
Career growth
since 2016
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FIG. 01

6 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$125K$138K$150K$162K$175K201620172018201920202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Lu Zhang's total compensation has moved across 6 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2021 · $170,037.84
Lifetime total compensation$887K
Annual average$147,893.00
Total growth since 2016+28.7%
Biggest raise+7.8% (2019)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

6 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest★ Best
Associate Professor$170,037.84▲ 7.5%
2020
Associate Professor$158,229.43▲ 5.0%
2019
Associate Professor↑ role changed$150,695.10▲ 7.8%
2018
Assistant Professor$139,775.52▲ 2.4%
2017
Assistant Professor$136,483.76▲ 3.3%
2016First
Assistant Professor$132,136.97
6 years total$887K total$147,893.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Associate Professor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2016
Latest disclosure
2021
Years on list
6

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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