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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 8 years

Aicheng Chen

Professor and Canada Research Chair · University Of Guelph
Professor and Canada Research ChairOntarioFirst listed 2018
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$267,693.28
▲ 39.0% since 2018

Aicheng Chen was paid $267,693.28 in total compensation as Professor and Canada Research Chair at University Of Guelph in 2025, 168% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Aicheng Chen has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 8 times since 2018, earning $1.8M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $223,102.00 a year, up 39% over that span.

That is 62% above the average disclosed pay of $164,997.11 across 1,504 listed University Of Guelph employees.

$267,693.28
Latest compensation
in 2025
$1.8M
Total compensation
across 8 years
$223,102.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+39.0%
Career growth
since 2018
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FIG. 01

8 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$179K$203K$228K$252K$277K20182019202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Aicheng Chen's total compensation has moved across 8 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $267,693.28
Lifetime total compensation$1.8M
Annual average$223,102.00
Total growth since 2018+39.0%
Biggest raise+11.1% (2025)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

8 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Professor and Canada Research Chair$267,693.28▲ 11.1%
2024
Professor and Canada Research Chair$240,888.89▲ 5.4%
2023
$228,634.13▲ 2.7%
2022
Professor and Canada Research Chair$222,661.53▲ 2.3%
2021
Professor and Canada Research Chair$217,612.81▲ 3.5%
2020
Professor and Canada Research Chair$210,275.29▲ 2.8%
2019
Professor and Canada Research Chair$204,462.09▲ 6.2%
2018First
Professor and Canada Research Chair$192,586.69
8 years total$1.8M total$223,102.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Professor and Canada Research Chair
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2018
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
8

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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