Richard Trefler

$214,744.16asAssociate Professor+16.18%

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

LinkedIn ProfileFind Richard Trefler on LinkedIn

Position

Associate Professor

Employer

University Of Waterloo

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2007 to 2025.

Year	Position	Salary	Benefits	Performance
2025	Associate Professor	$214,744.16	$749.56	16.18%
2024	Associate Professor	$184,843.52	$629.88	1.49%
2023	Associate Professor	$187,631.08	$553.04	0.25%
2022	Associate Professor	$188,098.36	$465.28	1.49%
2021	Associate Professor	$185,336.40	$358.08	2.19%
2020	Associate Professor	$181,363.40	$345.76	13.97%
2019	Associate Professor	$159,136.76	$352.64	0.74%
2018	Associate Professor	$160,317.76	$354.16	0.5%
2017	Associate Professor	$161,126.88	$374.64	3.71%
2016	Associate Professor	$155,366.84	$395.72	3.91%
2015	Associate Professor	$149,523.04	$413.48	4.24%
2014	Associate Professor	$143,441.68	$396.60	5.16%
2013	Associate Professor	$136,408.52	$299.40	13.67%
2012	Associate Professor	$120,005.74	$323.16	4.48%
2011	Associate Professor	$114,855.24	$729.12	5.56%
2010	Associate Professor	$121,617.72	$761.10	3.2%
2009	Associate Professor	$117,851.04	$762.96	5.79%
2008	Assistant Professor	$111,402.20	$737.72	5.74%
2007	Assistant Professor	$105,350.96	$634.32	—

In 2025, Richard Trefler received a salary of $214,744.16 working as Associate Professor at University Of Waterloo, as disclosed on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 16.18% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Richard Trefler has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 19 times between 2007 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $214,744.16 in 2025. In addition to salary, $749.56 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. University Of Waterloo reports under the Universities sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

Top earning Associate Professors in University Of Waterloo

Name	Salary
Blake Phillips	$382,259.63
Charles A. Presslee	$327,153.43
Krista Fiolleau	$326,571.19
Jie Joyce Tian	$313,874.95
Timothy D. Bauer	$308,706.14
Bradley M. Pomeroy	$307,693.45
Alan V. Douglas	$305,587.55
Andrew M. Bauer	$304,177.84
Changling Chen	$301,984.37
James R. Thompson	$300,713.71

Top earning Associate Professors in Ontario

Name	Salary	Employer
Atefeh Mashatan Toronto Metropolitan University	$376,535.18	Toronto Metropolitan University
Maja Djikic University Of Toronto	$337,603.54	University Of Toronto
Willow A Sheremata York University	$334,650.64	York University
Stephen Sapp University Of Western Ontario	$334,433.40	University Of Western Ontario
Adam Fremeth University Of Western Ontario	$320,293.82	University Of Western Ontario
Clare Chua-Chow Toronto Metropolitan University	$319,358.58	Toronto Metropolitan University
Viswanath (Shanker) Trivedi York University	$318,066.28	York University
Yelena Larkin York University	$315,940.64	York University
Paul Calluzzo Queen's University	$305,366.47	Queen's University
Sylvia Hsu York University	$305,350.72	York University

Other employees at University Of Waterloo

Name	Position	Salary
Lori M. Case Associate Professor, Teaching Stream	Associate Professor, Teaching Stream	$214,986.64
Adil Al-Mayah Professor	Professor	$214,882.32
Mohamed O. Damen Professor	Professor	$214,877.48
Jeffrey Gostick Professor	Professor	$214,785.20
Jean-Paul Lam Associate Professor	Associate Professor	$214,767.76
Francis J. Poulin Professor	Professor	$214,737.32
Brendan J. Mcconkey Associate Professor	Associate Professor	$214,389.04
James Diamond Professor	Professor	$214,378.16
Emmanuel Ho Professor	Professor	$214,360.68
Peter A. Hall Professor	Professor	$214,268.99