The Ontario Sunshine List - Public Sector Salary Disclosure
The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
Parissa Safai
Parissa Safai served as the Professor at York University in 2024, received an annual salary of $225,171.25 and a taxable benefit of $885.14, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Parissa has held the same position since 2023 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$226,056.39
Total paid in 2024
$225,171.25
Salary
$885.14
Taxable Benefit
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Find Parissa on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Professor |
| Employer : | York University |
| Sector : | Universities |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2011 and 2024, Parissa experienced an average annual increase of approximately 6.69% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at York University. By 2024, Parissa's total pay had risen by 120.10% compared to the pay in 2011. Notably, during Parissa's tenure as Professor, there has been a significant 33.02% rise in compensation over the past 1 year. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.
Yearly Total Paid
| Year | Job Title | Salary | Taxable Benefit | Raise |
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| 2024 | Professor | $225,171 | $885 | ⇧ 33.02% |
| 2023 | Professor | $169,123 | $814 | ⇩ -2.75% |
| 2022 | Assistant Professor / Program Chair | $173,903 | $835 | ⇧ 3.98% |
| 2021 | Associate Professor | $167,166 | $879 | ⇧ 9.11% |
| 2020 | Associate Professor | $153,221 | $799 | ⇩ -4.38% |
| 2019 | Associate Professor | $160,267 | $800 | ⇧ 10.25% |
| 2018 | Associate Professor | $145,202 | $887 | ⇩ -0.42% |
| 2017 | Associate Dean / Associate Professor | $145,851 | $860 | ⇧ 8.21% |
| 2016 | Associate Professor | $134,806 | $768 | ⇩ -3.86% |
| 2015 | Associate Professor / Course Director | $140,358 | $664 | ⇧ 8.67% |
| 2014 | Associate Professor | $129,158 | $615 | ⇧ 17.52% |
| 2013 | Associate Professor | $109,936 | $490 | ⇩ -1.62% |
| 2012 | Associate Professor | $111,976 | $265 | ⇧ 9.28% |
| 2011 | Associate Professor | $102,371 | $337 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 320 employees who held exactly same position title ( Professor ) in the York University.
10 out of 320 employees
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Thabit Abdullah | $226,096 | $632 |
| Anastasios Adamopoulos | $239,249 | $956 |
| Alidad Amirfazli | $281,433 | $956 |
| Aijun An | $255,861 | $956 |
| Mahmudul Anam | $288,600 | $381 |
| Elie Appelbaum | $344,451 | $493 |
| Ali Asgary | $233,631 | $956 |
| Preet Aulakh | $413,164 | $956 |
| Ellen R Auster | $341,167 | $489 |
| Isabella C. Bakker | $239,613 | $956 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 21780 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 21780 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Aspuru-guzik | Professor of Chemistry And Computer Science | University of Toronto | $708,913 |
| Steven Hoffman | Professor / Senior Advisor / Advisor / Endowed Chair | York University | $661,244 |
| John Yoo | Dean / Professor / Medical Doctor | University of Western Ontario | $607,885 |
| Meric Gertler | President; Professor of Geography And Planning | University of Toronto | $635,776 |
| David Goldreich | Professor of Finance | University of Toronto | $555,135 |
| Anthony Tang | Professor / Medical Doctor | University of Western Ontario | $550,027 |
| Rhonda Lenton | President And Vice- Chancellor / Professor | York University | $563,990 |
| Mikhail Simutin | Associate Professor of Finance | University of Toronto | $551,736 |
| Brian Golden | Professor of Strategic Management | University of Toronto | $526,497 |
| William Strange | Professor of Economic Analysis And Policy | University of Toronto | $525,503 |