Lei Xu

$229,842.42asProfessor+5.98%

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

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Position

Professor

Employer

University Of Waterloo

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2006 to 2025.

Year	Position	Salary	Benefits	Performance
2025	Professor	$229,842.42	$481.44	5.98%
2024	Professor	$216,877.76	$404.00	4.45%
2023	Professor	$207,638.28	$358.40	5.56%
2022	Professor	$196,708.00	$291.88	2.23%
2021	Professor	$192,426.04	$520.88	2.6%
2020	Professor	$187,549.48	$500.52	3.34%
2019	Professor	$181,494.08	$512.32	8.8%
2018	Professor	$166,807.56	$517.68	1.18%
2017	Professor	$164,868.78	$550.52	0.61%
2016	Professor	$163,864.48	$584.40	2.82%
2015	Professor	$159,368.96	$616.96	3.14%
2014	Professor	$154,512.72	$598.16	3.99%
2013	Professor	$148,591.04	$455.68	9.59%
2012	Professor	$135,582.56	$499.08	1.24%
2011	Professor	$133,925.90	$1,129.42	0.56%
2010	Professor	$134,677.40	$1,178.91	5.96%
2009	Professor	$127,104.88	$1,180.40	8.89%
2008	Associate Professor	$116,722.68	$1,140.28	0.48%
2007	Associate Professor	$116,170.72	$3,049.44	8.65%
2006	Associate Professor	$106,924.78	$4,888.02	—

In 2025, Lei Xu received a salary of $229,842.42 working as Professor at University Of Waterloo, as disclosed on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 5.98% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Lei Xu has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 20 times between 2006 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $229,842.42 in 2025. In addition to salary, $481.44 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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Name	Salary
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Timothy Snyder University Of Toronto	$509,014.02	University Of Toronto
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Mohit Bhandari McMaster University	$448,461.52	McMaster University
Stephen Williamson University Of Western Ontario	$446,079.42	University Of Western Ontario
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Mick Bhatia McMaster University	$430,325.45	McMaster University
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Other employees at University Of Waterloo

Name	Position	Salary
Grant E. Weddell Associate Professor	Associate Professor	$230,076.60
Jonathan Fugelsang Professor	Professor	$230,068.92
Raffi Budakian Professor	Professor	$230,003.76
Peter J. Wood Associate Professor, Teaching Stream	Associate Professor, Teaching Stream	$229,974.96
Steve Drekic Professor	Professor	$229,929.24
Laurent Marcoux Professor	Professor	$229,631.56
Fraser Easton Professor	Professor	$229,385.28
Patrick Mitran Professor	Professor	$229,333.52
Marcel M. Nooijen Professor	Professor	$229,179.16
Richard Myers Principal, United College	Principal, United College	$229,025.08