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John L. Wright

University of Waterloo/Professor

2017 Salary — last year on the list

$171,434

Total compensation $172,045, including $611 in taxable benefits.

Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure — names paid $100,000 or more that year. How we build this · Report an error on this page

At a Glance
2017

Employer Rank

#427

University of Waterloo

Years on List

14

2004–2017

Peak Salary

$185,605

2016

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 14 yearly values of total compensation, from $109,947 in 2004 to $172,045 in 2017.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K200420072009201220142017
Total compensation, 2004–2017. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2004–2017

$107,491 in 2004 is worth about $168,577 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2017ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo$171,434Benefits $611Total $172,045
2016ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo$185,605Benefits $652Total $186,256
2015ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo$184,132Benefits $680Total $184,812
2014ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo$171,685Benefits $631Total $172,316
2013ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo$162,108Benefits $479Total $162,587
2012ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo$150,243Benefits $527Total $150,770
2011ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo$134,785Benefits $1,198Total $135,983
2010ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo$144,123Benefits $1,267Total $145,390
2009ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo$140,959Benefits $1,278Total $142,237
2008ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo$134,270Benefits $5,943Total $140,213
2007ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo$126,719Benefits $3,370Total $130,090
2006ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo$129,921Benefits $917Total $130,838
2005ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo$120,799Benefits $3,116Total $123,915
2004Assoc. ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo$107,491Benefits $2,456Total $109,947

On the List
2017

Across Ontario, the 2017 median for Professor was $165,026; John L. Wright's $171,434 salary sat about 4% above it. John L. Wright was the #427 highest-paid of 1,450 people University of Waterloo disclosed in 2017, with total compensation of $172,045. The 2017 Sunshine List recorded 131,909 disclosures of $100,000 or more. John L. Wright has appeared on the Sunshine List at University of Waterloo 14 times, 2004–2017, peaking in 2016 at $185,605.

Also at University of Waterloo
2017