How many University of Waterloo employees earn over $150,000?

In 2025, 1,244 of University of Waterloo's 2,376 Sunshine List employees (52%) were paid more than $150,000 in total compensation; 688 were over $200,000, 49 over $300,000. The median salary there was $153,961.

Over $150,000

1,244

52% of the 2025 list

On the list

2,376

paid $100K+ in 2025

Median salary

$153,961

salary paid, 2025

Over $200,000

688

29% of the list

The whole ladder
University of Waterloo · 2025

People at University of Waterloo paid more than each threshold in 2025, by total compensation
Paid more thanPeopleShare of the list 
$100,000(the Sunshine List threshold)2,376100%See the 2,376 →
$125,0001,67370%See the 1,673 →
$150,0001,24452%See the 1,244 →
$200,00068829%See the 688 →
$250,0001958.2%See the 195 →
$300,000492.1%See the 49 →
$400,000<5—See the <5 →
$500,000<5—See the <5 →
$1,000,00000%

Over $150,000, by year
1996–2025

  • Paid over $150,000
  • On the Sunshine List
Paid over $150,000 and On the Sunshine List, 1996–2025Paid over $150,000: fewer than five people in 1996 to 1,244 people in 2025. On the Sunshine List: 48 people in 1996 to 2,376 people in 2025.05001,0001,5002,0002,5001996200620152025

People at University of Waterloo paid more than $150,000 in total compensation each year, against everyone it filed.

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Method. Counts are of total compensation — salary paid plus taxable benefits — because the roster each row links to is sorted that way; the median above is salary paid, the basis of every median on this site. Figures cover the 2025 Ontario Sunshine List filing for University of Waterloo, which lists only public-sector employees paid $100,000 or more, so “over $100,000” is everyone on it. A rung with fewer than five people shows “<5” instead of a count, and a neighbouring rung may show a rounded “10+”-style figure, so that number cannot be subtracted out from it; data runs through 2025.