James Rush

$400,000.08asProfessor

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 2005 to 2025.

Year	Position	Salary	Benefits	Performance
2025	Professor	$400,000.08	$11,551.96	—
2024	Vice-President, Academic and Provost	$400,000.08	$11,308.32	10.19%
2023	Vice-President, Academic and Provost	$363,000.06	$11,025.94	11.35%
2022	Vice-President, Academic and Provost	$326,000.04	$10,728.08	—
2021	Vice-President, Academic and Provost	$326,000.04	$10,482.52	—
2020	Vice-President, Academic and Provost	$326,000.04	$10,470.64	—
2019	Vice-President, Academic and Provost	$326,000.04	$10,520.16	18.43%
2018	Vice-President, Academic and Provost	$399,680.76	$5,643.98	63.62%
2017	Dean, Applied Health Sciences	$244,279.36	$795.16	2.24%
2016	Dean, Applied Health Sciences	$238,927.76	$852.12	4.58%
2015	Dean, Applied Health Sciences	$228,474.06	$826.40	8.91%
2014	Dean, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences	$209,773.00	$719.16	12.28%
2013	Professor	$186,822.47	$517.74	12.71%
2012	Professor	$165,747.92	$510.56	3.44%
2011	Professor	$160,235.76	$1,152.72	3.36%
2010	Professor	$155,030.62	$1,161.57	5.86%
2009	Associate Professor	$146,452.57	$1,148.24	17.26%
2008	Associate Professor	$124,899.83	$1,102.56	4.41%
2007	Associate Professor	$119,621.04	$932.28	8.06%
2006	Associate Professor	$110,697.64	$778.40	10.69%
2005	Associate Professor	$100,007.40	$660.84	—

James Rush earned $400,000.08 as Professor at University Of Waterloo in 2025, according to the Ontario Sunshine List. James Rush has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 21 times between 2005 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $400,000.08 in 2025. In addition to salary, $11,551.96 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. University Of Waterloo reports under the Universities sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

Top earning Professors in University Of Waterloo

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

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Name	Salary	Employer
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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
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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
Vivek Goel President	President	$515,000.04
Renee Miller Professor	Professor	$407,658.40
Raouf Boutaba Professor	Professor	$396,821.10
Steve Fortin Professor	Professor	$390,915.27
Kenneth Klassen Professor	Professor	$388,578.59
Elizabeth Demers Professor	Professor	$382,843.84
Blake Phillips Associate Professor	Associate Professor	$382,259.63