University of Waterloo
Also filed as Waterloo (1997).
Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 2,376 employees earning $100K+
UniversitiesAt a Glance
2025
Employee Count
2,3762025 Sunshine List
Total Compensation
$398.5MSalaries + taxable benefits
Average Salary
$167,1622025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$153,961Half earn more, half less
Who makes the most at University of Waterloo in 2025?
Vivek Goel, President, was paid $526,302 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 2,376 University of Waterloo employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $153,961.
How has University of Waterloo's Sunshine List changed?
University of Waterloo listed 48 people in 1996 and 2,376 in 2025 — 50× as many; payroll on the list went from $5.4M to $398.5M, and the median salary moved from $105,101 to $153,961.
How many University of Waterloo employees earn over $150,000? →
Salary Trend
Top Employees
2025
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Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
2024 → 2025
Raouf Boutaba at University Of Waterloo had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $313,873 to $396,821, up 26.4%.
A year-over-year increase or decrease in disclosed pay can include overtime, a retroactive payment, a vacation payout or severance, not only a change in base pay, rate, or role — the Sunshine List discloses total salary paid that year, not a pay rate. This list is ranked by the dollar increase, not by the percentage shown.
235 people were new to University of Waterloo's list in 2025; 129 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →
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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people
- Professor487 · $231,492
- Associate Professor413 · $188,642
- Assistant Professor176 · $143,954
- Associate Professor Teaching Stream163 · $174,516
- Assistant Professor Teaching Stream73 · $125,797
- Information Systems Specialist47 · $122,953
- Information Technology Specialist42 · $116,251
- Research Associate25 · $110,768
- Systems Integration Specialist18 · $122,881
- Account Manager13 · $121,027
- Associate Professor Renison University College12 · $141,401
- Associate Professor Conrad Grebel University College9 · $153,972