Raffi Budakian

$230,003.76asProfessor

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2015 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Professor
$230,003.76
$423.08
13.26%
2024
Professor
$203,082.10
$354.64
11.29%
2023
Professor
$228,935.00
$311.12
1.2%
2022
Professor
$231,704.16
$250.56
2.53%
2021
Professor
$225,992.16
$188.80
2.8%
2020
Professor
$219,836.36
$179.48
11.58%
2019
Professor
$197,015.41
$181.16
16.81%
2018
Professor
$168,658.32
$181.68
2.65%
2017
Professor
$164,305.32
$194.32
2.16%
2016
Professor
$160,834.28
$207.60
60.81%
2015
Professor
$100,015.57
$237.66

Raffi Budakian, Professor at University Of Waterloo, earned a disclosed salary of $230,003.76 in 2025 on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 13.26% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Raffi Budakian has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 11 times between 2015 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $231,704.16 in 2022. In addition to salary, $423.08 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
Bryan Tolson
Professor
$230,283.72
Holger Kleinke
Professor
$230,245.52
Kaan Inal
Professor
$230,082.08
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Associate Professor
$230,076.60
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Professor
$230,068.92
Peter J. Wood
Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
$229,974.96
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Professor
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Professor
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