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On the 2018 Sunshine List · 9 years

Helen Chen

LecturerUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2010
2018 Total Compensation Paid
$136,184.42
▲ 35.4% since 2010

Helen Chen was paid $136,184.42 in total compensation as Lecturer at University of Waterloo in 2018, 36% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Helen Chen has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 9 times since 2010, earning $1.0M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $115,790.00 a year, up 35% over that span.

That is 19% below the average disclosed pay of $167,161.74 across 2,376 listed University of Waterloo employees.

$136,184.42
Latest compensation
in 2018
$1.0M
Total compensation
across 9 years
$115,790.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+35.4%
Career growth
since 2010
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FIG. 01

9 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$94K$106K$117K$129K$140K201020112012201320142015201620172018
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Helen Chen's total compensation has moved across 9 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2018 · $136,184.42
Lifetime total compensation$1.0M
Annual average$115,790.00
Total growth since 2010+35.4%
Biggest raise+23.3% (2015)
Biggest drop-5.7% (2014)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

9 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2018Latest★ Best
Lecturer↑ role changed$136,184.42▲ 4.7%
2017
Assistant Professor$130,012.28▲ 5.9%
2016
Assistant Professor$122,771.52▼ 4.3%
2015
Assistant Professor$128,269.50▲ 23.3%
2014
Assistant Professor$103,996.98▼ 5.7%
2013
Assistant Professor$110,280.44▲ 2.8%
2012
Assistant Professor↑ role changed$107,225.57▲ 4.3%
2011
Assistant Research Professor↑ role changed$102,775.82▲ 2.2%
2010First
Assistant Professor$100,594.92
9 years total$1.0M total$115,790.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Lecturer
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2010
Latest disclosure
2018
Years on list
9

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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