Richard Oleschuk

$212,165.04asProfessor+3.59%

Employed by Queen's University in 2025, according to Government of Ontario public salary records.

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Position

Professor

Employer

Queen's University

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2009 to 2025.

Year	Position	Salary	Benefits	Performance
2025	Professor	$212,165.04	$272.28	3.59%
2024	Professor	$204,805.02	$272.28	4.56%
2023	Professor	$214,600.88	$269.88	3.8%
2022	Department Head, Professor	$206,751.00	$262.68	12.75%
2021	Department Head, Professor	$183,371.36	$249.82	4.78%
2020	Department Head, Professor	$175,008.34	$256.48	2.07%
2019	Department Head, Professor	$171,456.70	$275.08	0.52%
2018	Associate Head, Professor	$170,565.84	$261.81	8.33%
2017	Associate Head, Professor	$157,450.04	$247.48	4.12%
2016	Associate Head, Professor	$151,218.36	$221.67	4.45%
2015	Professor	$158,256.68	$205.54	9.07%
2014	Professor - Chemistry, Department Head - Chemistry	$145,100.84	$203.32	14.29%
2013	Professor - Chemistry	$126,959.82	$190.04	5.26%
2012	Professor – Chemistry	$134,012.14	$181.86	4.17%
2011	Professor, Chemistry	$128,651.98	$173.01	1.6%
2010	Associate Professor, Chemistry	$126,619.77	$176.96	10.54%
2009	Associate Professor, Chemistry	$114,544.78	$173.04	—

In 2025, Richard Oleschuk received a salary of $212,165.04 working as Professor at Queen's University, as disclosed on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 3.59% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Richard Oleschuk has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 17 times between 2009 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $214,600.88 in 2023. In addition to salary, $272.28 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. Queen's University reports under the Universities sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

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Other employees at Queen's University

Name	Position	Salary
Andy Take Director (Geoengineering Centre, Queen's/Royal Military College), Professor	Director (Geoengineering Centre, Queen's/Royal Military College), Professor	$212,750.04
Thomas Craig Nicholas Graham Professor	Professor	$212,477.24
Drew Griffith Professor	Professor	$212,410.02
Donald Maurice Professor	Professor	$212,337.48
Sergio Sismondo Professor	Professor	$212,262.48
Gregoire Webber Professor	Professor	$212,147.50
James Mingo Professor	Professor	$212,041.50
Rahul Kumar Department Head, Professor	Department Head, Professor	$212,040.06
Adnan Husain Director, Associate Professor	Director, Associate Professor	$211,790.04
Jessica Carn Associate Vice-Principal (Development)	Associate Vice-Principal (Development)	$211,750.25