David Jao

$204,293.76asProfessor

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2010 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Professor
$204,293.76
$1,084.72
0.52%
2024
Professor
$203,228.68
$895.72
2.07%
2023
Professor
$207,530.40
$763.64
5.97%
2022
Professor
$195,832.80
$642.92
4.4%
2021
Professor
$187,572.20
$484.64
6.07%
2020
Professor
$176,832.28
$458.44
5.55%
2019
Professor
$167,536.74
$458.12
18.28%
2018
Professor
$141,649.48
$447.56
1.03%
2017
Associate Professor
$143,124.81
$469.20
3.84%
2016
Associate Professor
$137,826.92
$491.28
4.39%
2015
Associate Professor
$132,024.48
$508.68
23.51%
2014
Associate Professor
$106,893.08
$483.44
10.33%
2013
Associate Professor
$119,210.28
$362.76
6.98%
2012
Associate Professor
$111,436.76
$387.84
5.13%
2011
Associate Professor
$105,995.36
$870.74
3.08%
2010
Assistant Professor
$102,825.24
$895.47

David Jao earned $204,293.76 as Professor at University Of Waterloo in 2025, according to the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 0.52% increase over the previous year's reported salary. David Jao has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 16 times between 2010 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $207,530.40 in 2023. In addition to salary, $1,084.72 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. University Of Waterloo reports under the Universities sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

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Other employees at University Of Waterloo

NameSalary
Stanislav Potapenko
Associate Professor
$205,114.48
Brent Doberstein
Associate Professor
$204,948.64
Johanna Wandel
Associate Professor
$204,633.20
Wentang Kuo
Professor
$204,318.20
Kevin G. Hare
Professor
$204,296.68
Stephen Quilley
Associate Professor
$204,292.20
Barbara F. Csima
Professor
$204,171.94
John-Paul C. Pretti
Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
$204,151.76
Jonathan Witt
Associate Professor
$204,077.02
Bridget Mcmahon
Associate Vice-President, Development Programs
$204,074.54