Tao Chen was paid $187,849.88 in total compensation as Associate Professor at University Of Waterloo in 2025, 88% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Tao Chen has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 12 times since 2012, earning $1.6M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $134,260.00 a year, up 82% over that span.
That is 12% above the average disclosed pay of $167,161.74 across 2,376 listed University Of Waterloo employees.
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12 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Tao Chen's total compensation has moved across 12 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
12 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest★ Best | $187,849.88 | ▲ 19.8% |
2022 | $156,802.66 | ▲ 5.8% |
2021 | $148,249.40 | ▼ 1.8% |
2020 | $150,975.80 | ▲ 12.7% |
2019 | $133,957.48 | ▼ 3.0% |
2018 | $138,096.20 | ▲ 5.0% |
2017 | $131,540.20 | ▲ 4.4% |
2016 | $126,050.00 | ▲ 4.6% |
2015 | $120,469.56 | ▲ 14.4% |
2014 | $105,284.78 | ▼ 3.1% |
2013 | $108,654.72 | ▲ 5.3% |
2012First | $103,194.68 | — |
| 12 years total | $1.6M total | $134,260.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Associate Professor
- Employer
- University Of Waterloo
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2012
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 12
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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