Xianguo Li

$168,790.40asProfessor-30.9%

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 2003 to 2025.

Year	Position	Salary	Benefits	Performance
2025	Professor	$168,790.40	$805.36	30.9%
2024	Professor	$244,268.96	$1,044.36	3.65%
2023	Professor	$235,678.24	$915.00	4.5%
2022	Professor	$225,529.92	$781.20	1.65%
2021	Professor	$221,860.24	$600.72	2.33%
2020	Professor	$216,816.96	$578.64	3.17%
2019	Professor	$210,145.52	$592.92	3.21%
2018	Professor	$203,616.48	$601.20	2.94%
2017	Professor	$197,802.68	$643.88	2.46%
2016	Professor	$193,055.00	$688.52	2.8%
2015	Professor	$187,789.12	$727.00	3.31%
2014	Professor	$181,775.76	$703.80	4.99%
2013	Professor	$173,139.64	$533.24	58.39%
2012	Professor	$109,309.12	$572.12	18.28%
2011	Professor	$133,752.64	$1,296.32	15.69%
2010	Professor	$158,648.40	$1,341.24	7.1%
2009	Professor	$148,132.60	$1,342.88	4.78%
2008	Professor	$141,368.72	$1,310.44	5.68%
2007	Professor	$133,773.00	$1,128.24	7.04%
2006	Professor	$124,969.92	$957.64	6.02%
2005	Professor	$117,878.32	$819.44	4.74%
2004	Professor	$112,539.68	$727.08	11.68%
2003	Professor	$100,771.04	$330.80	—

The Ontario Sunshine List reports that Xianguo Li was paid $168,790.40 in 2025 as Professor at University Of Waterloo. This represents a 30.9% decrease from the previous year's reported salary. Xianguo Li has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 23 times between 2003 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $244,268.96 in 2024. In addition to salary, $805.36 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
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

Name	Salary	Employer
Timothy Snyder University Of Toronto	$509,014.02	University Of Toronto
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David Farrar McMaster University	$483,140.15	McMaster University
Muhammet Fat Guvenen University Of Toronto	$466,989.18	University Of Toronto
Salim Yusuf McMaster University	$451,950.05	McMaster University
Mohit Bhandari McMaster University	$448,461.52	McMaster University
Stephen Williamson University Of Western Ontario	$446,079.42	University Of Western Ontario
Gregory Steinberg McMaster University	$433,038.02	McMaster University
Mick Bhatia McMaster University	$430,325.45	McMaster University
Gerard Wright McMaster University	$412,681.07	McMaster University

Other employees at University Of Waterloo

Name	Position	Salary
Gary Brock Manager, Strategic Initiatives	Manager, Strategic Initiatives	$169,414.04
Konrad Pawlak Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream	Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream	$169,294.40
Pamela E. Fluttert Director, Instructional Technologies and Media Services	Director, Instructional Technologies and Media Services	$169,205.16
Jeffrey Zarnett Associate Professor, Teaching Stream	Associate Professor, Teaching Stream	$169,133.68
Carolyn Alexis Knoll Associate Professor, Teaching Stream	Associate Professor, Teaching Stream	$168,914.64
Heidi Engelhardt Associate Professor, Teaching Stream	Associate Professor, Teaching Stream	$168,690.84
Jason Thistlethwaite Associate Professor	Associate Professor	$168,386.16
Shana Macdonald Associate Professor	Associate Professor	$168,347.16
Cameron L. Stewart Professor	Professor	$168,105.28
David B. Dietz Director, Engineering Research	Director, Engineering Research	$168,056.92