Yuning Li

$234,668.28asProfessor+5.09%

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 2011 to 2025.

Year	Position	Salary	Benefits	Performance
2025	Professor	$234,668.28	$1,146.80	5.09%
2024	Professor	$223,304.52	$954.88	4.45%
2023	Professor	$213,792.12	$829.20	5.5%
2022	Professor	$202,647.92	$702.24	2.25%
2021	Professor	$198,190.44	$536.60	2.7%
2020	Professor	$192,977.36	$515.16	3.6%
2019	Professor	$186,269.00	$525.72	4.66%
2018	Professor	$177,980.88	$525.00	4.41%
2017	Professor	$170,462.12	$546.52	3%
2016	Associate Professor	$165,496.40	$569.96	7.95%
2015	Associate Professor	$153,314.04	$583.84	6.5%
2014	Associate Professor	$143,963.28	$557.36	5.54%
2013	Associate Professor	$136,404.32	$419.48	5.47%
2012	Associate Professor	$129,331.56	$450.88	4.23%
2011	Associate Professor	$124,077.60	$1,020.22	—

Yuning Li, Professor at University Of Waterloo, earned a disclosed salary of $234,668.28 in 2025 on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 5.09% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Yuning Li has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 15 times between 2011 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $234,668.28 in 2025. In addition to salary, $1,146.80 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

Name	Position	Salary
Ramadan A. El Shatshat Associate Professor, Teaching Stream	Associate Professor, Teaching Stream	$235,140.40
Marcel O'Gorman Professor	Professor	$235,034.32
Simarjeet S. Saini Associate Professor	Associate Professor	$235,019.76
Ruodu Wang Professor	Professor	$235,004.88
Sean Peterson Professor	Professor	$234,733.32
Craig Kaplan Professor	Professor	$234,661.32
John Zelek Professor	Professor	$234,456.04
Alastair N. Craik Professor	Professor	$234,156.84
Ayman El-Hag Associate Professor, Teaching Stream	Associate Professor, Teaching Stream	$234,117.12
Udupi Ashwin Kumar V. Nayak Professor	Professor	$233,977.28