Lisa Gao

$145,785.08asAssistant Professor

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2023 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Assistant Professor
$145,785.08
$304.44
7.62%
2024
Assistant Professor
$135,461.40
$252.56
6.89%
2023
Assistant Professor
$126,726.92
$221.36

Lisa Gao earned $145,785.08 as Assistant Professor at University Of Waterloo in 2025, according to the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 7.62% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Lisa Gao has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times between 2023 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $145,785.08 in 2025. In addition to salary, $304.44 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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Other employees at University Of Waterloo

NameSalary
Milad Kamkar
Assistant Professor
$146,216.24
Jennifer Mccorriston
Assistant Director, Shared Services
$146,108.56
Matthew James Borland
Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
$145,967.08
Daniel Murray
Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
$145,898.76
Whitney Barrett
Ombudsperson
$145,896.77
Michael Steinmann
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$145,565.28
Wenyao Zhao
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$145,317.76
Kateryna Tatarko
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Austin Roorda
Professor
$145,250.02
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$145,248.27