Robert Wai

$276,391.56asAssociate Professor

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2007 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Associate Professor
$276,391.56
$956.40
2.37%
2024
Associate Professor
$269,995.82
$956.40
10.04%
2023
Associate Professor
$245,369.58
$956.40
25.44%
2015
Associate Professor
$195,603.24
$1,058.92
2.58%
2014
Associate Professor
$190,675.80
$971.94
1.46%
2013
Associate Professor
$187,932.48
$763.92
20.68%
2007
Associate Professor/Associate Dean
$155,723.00
$1,014.00

The Ontario Sunshine List reports that Robert Wai was paid $276,391.56 in 2025 as Associate Professor at York University. This represents a 2.37% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Robert Wai has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 7 times between 2007 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $276,391.56 in 2025. In addition to salary, $956.40 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. York University reports under the Universities sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

Top earning Associate Professors in York University

NameSalary
Willow A Sheremata$334,650.64
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Yelena Larkin$315,940.64
Sylvia Hsu$305,350.72
Janet Mosher$292,284.25
François Tanguay-Renaud$282,888.33
Robert Wai$276,391.56
David Rice$267,556.02
Fred Lazar$264,766.40
Alexandra Campbell$263,636.20

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Other employees at York University

NameSalary
Nantel Bergeron
Professor
$277,701.20
J Barry Smith
Professor
$277,278.40
Christine Silversides
General Counsel
$277,103.04
Luke Zhu
Associate Professor/Graduate Program Director
$276,971.36
Susan Drummond
Associate Professor/Program Director
$276,455.26
Robert S Allison
Professor/Director, Organized Research Unit University Based
$276,100.68
Ilijas Farah
Professor
$276,067.00
Margaret Kierylo
Assistant Vice-President, Institutional Planning and Chief Data Officer
$276,034.28
Craig Scott
Professor
$274,547.82
Neil Buckley
Associate Dean/Associate Professor/Course Director
$274,094.08