Ruizhong Wei

$214,447.60asProfessor+7.64%

Employed by Lakehead University in 2025, according to Government of Ontario public salary records.

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Position

Professor

Employer

Lakehead University

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2007 to 2025.

Year	Position	Salary	Benefits	Performance
2025	Professor	$214,447.60	$59.89	7.64%
2024	Professor	$199,217.58	$63.07	2.05%
2023	Professor	$195,215.04	$56.77	0.61%
2022	Professor	$196,422.48	$53.00	7.61%
2021	Professor	$182,535.51	—	8.13%
2020	Professor	$198,695.36	$232.80	10.1%
2019	Professor	$180,463.82	$940.48	3.14%
2018	Professor	$174,962.34	$979.20	4.23%
2017	Professor	$167,859.91	$1,054.56	4.09%
2016	Professor	$161,257.99	$1,107.20	4.98%
2015	Professor	$153,601.22	$1,113.60	2.9%
2014	Professor	$149,267.82	$1,124.80	5.41%
2013	Professor	$141,603.64	$1,111.84	2.96%
2012	Professor	$137,538.26	$1,004.66	4.26%
2011	Professor	$131,921.31	$741.60	4.8%
2010	Professor	$125,878.57	$759.60	9.41%
2009	Professor	$115,056.50	$751.44	4.23%
2008	Professor	$110,386.07	$727.12	9.67%
2007	Professor	$100,656.04	$855.12	—

Ruizhong Wei earned $214,447.60 as Professor at Lakehead University in 2025, according to the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 7.64% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Ruizhong Wei has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 19 times between 2007 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $214,447.60 in 2025. In addition to salary, $59.89 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. Lakehead University reports under the Universities sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

Top earning Professors in Lakehead University

Name	Salary
Qing Dang	$228,139.68
Syed Islam	$227,971.68
Moira Mcpherson	$226,625.16
Krishnamoort Natarajan	$216,763.68
Ruizhong Wei	$214,447.60
Sabah Mohammed	$213,799.68
Michel Bedard	$211,159.68
Jinan Fiaidhi	$211,159.68
Sonja Grover	$211,159.68
Jula Hughes	$211,159.68

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Mohit Bhandari McMaster University	$448,461.52	McMaster University
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Other employees at Lakehead University

Name	Position	Salary
Andrew P. Dean Vice-President (Research and Innovation)	Vice-President (Research and Innovation)	$217,749.92
Subramanian Sivaramakrishnan Dean of Business Administration	Dean of Business Administration	$217,391.64
Michael Den Haan Vice-President, University Advancement	Vice-President, University Advancement	$217,000.08
Krishnamoort Natarajan Professor	Professor	$216,763.68
Heather Murchison Vice Provost and Strategic Advisor to the President	Vice Provost and Strategic Advisor to the President	$215,077.25
Sabah Mohammed Professor	Professor	$213,799.68
Michel Bedard Professor	Professor	$211,159.68
Jinan Fiaidhi Professor	Professor	$211,159.68
Sonja Grover Professor	Professor	$211,159.68
Jula Hughes Professor	Professor	$211,159.68