Azim Essaji

$196,870.81asFaculty+3.34%

Employed by Wilfrid Laurier University in 2025, according to Government of Ontario public salary records.

LinkedIn ProfileFind Azim Essaji on LinkedIn

Position

Faculty

Employer

Wilfrid Laurier University

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2009 to 2025.

Year	Position	Salary	Benefits	Performance
2025	Faculty	$196,870.81	$672.41	3.34%
2024	Faculty	$190,508.59	$713.35	1.39%
2023	Faculty	$187,900.53	$704.84	5.69%
2022	Faculty	$177,776.58	$582.75	1.9%
2021	Faculty	$174,461.31	$433.23	4.38%
2020	Faculty	$167,146.94	$387.13	2.95%
2019	Faculty	$162,352.35	$375.01	6.73%
2018	Faculty	$174,075.33	$443.79	7.3%
2017	Faculty	$162,227.31	$397.57	9.49%
2016	Faculty	$148,167.82	$339.69	1.31%
2015	Faculty	$146,257.07	$312.30	10.82%
2014	Faculty	$131,980.68	$295.08	2.46%
2013	Faculty	$128,815.20	$415.32	0.35%
2012	Faculty	$129,270.86	$453.41	16.23%
2011	Faculty	$111,223.08	$462.23	2.49%
2010	Faculty	$108,525.24	$475.91	3.33%
2009	Faculty	$105,032.67	$457.96	—

In 2025, Azim Essaji received a salary of $196,870.81 working as Faculty at Wilfrid Laurier University, as disclosed on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 3.34% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Azim Essaji has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 17 times between 2009 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $196,870.81 in 2025. In addition to salary, $672.41 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. Wilfrid Laurier University reports under the Universities sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

Top earning Facultys in Wilfrid Laurier University

Name	Salary
Ning Tang	$282,343.94
Chima Mbagwu	$271,875.48
Subhankar Nayak	$271,475.52
Si Li	$264,768.64
Chet Robie	$263,121.43
Jonathan Crush	$261,738.15
Ling Chu	$255,380.07
Robert Mathieu	$251,895.85
Hamid Noori	$251,205.50
Sarah Wilner	$247,318.31

Top earning Facultys in Ontario

Name	Salary	Employer
Robert Myers Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics	$570,912.14	Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics
Freddy Cachazo Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics	$388,535.15	Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics
Davide Gaiotto Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics	$361,571.76	Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics
Jaume Gomis Porqueras Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics	$359,000.64	Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics
Luis Lehner Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics	$337,708.70	Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics
Kevin Costello Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics	$332,774.70	Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics
Lucien Hardy Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics	$299,508.05	Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics
Bianca Dittrich Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics	$294,026.34	Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics
Laurent Freidel Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics	$291,874.78	Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics
Kendrick Smith Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics	$290,131.93	Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics

Other employees at Wilfrid Laurier University

Name	Position	Salary
Brian Mccaig Faculty	Faculty	$197,786.28
Derek Hall Faculty	Faculty	$197,549.90
Richard Christy Faculty	Faculty	$197,407.37
Philippa Gates Faculty	Faculty	$197,331.99
Joanne Lee Faculty	Faculty	$197,106.01
Anna Ferenc Faculty	Faculty	$196,869.14
Charity Parr-Vasquez Assistant Vice President, Research	Assistant Vice President, Research	$196,547.93
Hideki Ariizumi Faculty	Faculty	$196,463.06
Hillary Pimlott Faculty	Faculty	$196,113.46
Michael Woodford Dean, Faculty of Social Work	Dean, Faculty of Social Work	$195,988.54