James Forrest

$236,490.96asProfessor

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2006 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Professor
$236,490.96
$1,155.64
4.75%
2024
Professor
$225,756.44
$965.44
4.22%
2023
Professor
$216,615.28
$840.20
5.22%
2022
Professor
$205,863.44
$713.12
1.98%
2021
Professor
$201,865.60
$546.56
2.41%
2020
Professor
$197,114.72
$526.12
3.26%
2019
Professor
$190,890.72
$538.72
3.39%
2018
Professor
$184,630.40
$545.04
0.51%
2017
Professor
$183,693.58
$581.64
0.08%
2016
Professor
$183,836.12
$619.88
2.93%
2015
Professor
$178,601.40
$652.68
2.44%
2014
Professor
$174,354.05
$639.84
3.69%
2013
Professor
$168,146.68
$477.48
1.29%
2012
Professor
$170,352.09
$508.76
5.31%
2011
Professor
$161,768.73
$1,127.62
11.07%
2010
Professor
$145,642.34
$1,115.31
13.77%
2009
Professor
$128,020.12
$1,096.44
7.13%
2008
Professor
$119,498.84
$2,471.41
6.23%
2007
Professor
$112,486.14
$1,917.12
6.35%
2006
Associate Professor
$105,765.54
$1,856.72

In 2025, James Forrest received a salary of $236,490.96 working as Professor at University Of Waterloo, as disclosed on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 4.75% increase over the previous year's reported salary. James Forrest has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 20 times between 2006 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $236,490.96 in 2025. In addition to salary, $1,155.64 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. University Of Waterloo reports under the Universities sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

Top earning Professors in University Of Waterloo

NameSalary
Renee Miller$407,658.40
James Rush$400,000.08
Raouf Boutaba$396,821.10
Steve Fortin$390,915.27
Kenneth Klassen$388,578.59
Elizabeth Demers$382,843.84
Benjamin Thompson$360,377.04
Sushanta K. Mitra$341,488.64
David Edwards$336,026.40
Jefim E. Boritz$335,936.70

Top earning Professors in Ontario

NameSalary
University Of Toronto
$509,014.02
McMaster University
$498,075.21
McMaster University
$483,140.15
University Of Toronto
$466,989.18
McMaster University
$451,950.05
McMaster University
$448,461.52
University Of Western Ontario
$446,079.42
McMaster University
$433,038.02
McMaster University
$430,325.45
McMaster University
$412,681.07

Other employees at University Of Waterloo

NameSalary
Neil Randall
Associate Professor
$236,812.48
Mark Seasons
Professor
$236,652.88
Sebastian Fischmeister
Professor
$236,589.78
Natalie Hutchings
Associate Professor
$236,564.84
Vincent Gaudet
Professor
$236,560.56
Carolyn L. Ren
Professor
$236,397.80
Lutz-Alexander Busch
Associate Professor
$236,353.04
Jay Dolmage
Professor
$236,241.00
Scott D. Taylor
Professor
$236,234.08
Roland I. Hall
Professor
$236,232.32