Donna Strickland

$274,411.04asProfessor

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2007 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Professor
$274,411.04
$574.52
4.51%
2024
Professor
$262,571.20
$489.08
3.51%
2023
Professor
$253,670.60
$438.72
4.22%
2022
Professor
$243,408.88
$360.96
1.21%
2021
Professor
$240,491.60
$278.16
1.97%
2020
Professor
$235,853.48
$269.84
0.62%
2019
Professor
$234,406.66
$265.88
38.74%
2018
Professor
$168,957.80
$213.64
5.95%
2017
Associate Professor
$159,474.64
$225.92
1.91%
2016
Associate Professor
$156,481.52
$235.16
6.93%
2015
Associate Professor
$146,344.88
$242.80
2.1%
2014
Associate Professor
$143,339.00
$231.08
5.66%
2013
Associate Professor
$135,664.76
$173.48
3.97%
2012
Associate Professor
$130,484.72
$185.72
4.4%
2011
Associate Professor
$124,987.60
$418.34
2.32%
2010
Associate Professor
$122,149.15
$434.31
3.78%
2009
Associate Professor
$117,705.04
$433.72
5.97%
2008
Associate Professor
$111,074.20
$417.44
8.26%
2007
Associate Professor
$102,599.29
$357.72

In 2025, Donna Strickland received a salary of $274,411.04 working as Professor at University Of Waterloo, as disclosed on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 4.51% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Donna Strickland has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 19 times between 2007 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $274,411.04 in 2025. In addition to salary, $574.52 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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NameSalary
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$509,014.02
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$448,461.52
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$446,079.42
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$433,038.02
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$430,325.45
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$412,681.07

Other employees at University Of Waterloo

NameSalary
Deborah Kraft
Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
$278,102.43
Robin Cohen
Professor
$277,447.72
Michael Fowler
Professor
$275,686.48
Jennifer Clapp
Professor
$275,489.44
Mark R. Servos
Professor
$274,998.00
Sue Ann Campbell
Professor
$273,660.96
Jack P. Callaghan
Professor
$273,049.84
Marianna Foldvari
Professor
$272,276.16
Kerstin Dautenhahn
Professor
$272,109.89
Pierre-Nicholas Roy
Professor
$271,931.80