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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 3 years

Richard Wai-Yin Cheung

Professor · Ryerson University
ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2019
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$203,540.26
▲ 5.5% since 2019

Richard Wai-Yin Cheung was paid $203,540.26 in total compensation as Professor at Ryerson University in 2021, 104% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Richard Wai-Yin Cheung has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times since 2019, earning $591K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $196,893.00 a year, up 5% over that span.

That is 31% above the average disclosed pay of $155,177.98 across 1,601 listed Ryerson University employees.

$203,540.26
Latest compensation
in 2021
$591K
Total compensation
across 3 years
$196,893.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+5.5%
Career growth
since 2019
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FIG. 01

3 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$189K$194K$198K$202K$206K201920202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Richard Wai-Yin Cheung's total compensation has moved across 3 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2021 · $203,540.26
Lifetime total compensation$591K
Annual average$196,893.00
Total growth since 2019+5.5%
Biggest raise+4.8% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

3 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest★ Best
Professor$203,540.26▲ 4.8%
2020
Professor$194,173.04▲ 0.6%
2019First
Professor$192,966.92
3 years total$591K total$196,893.00 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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