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.
Zijiang Yang
Zijiang Yang served as the Professor at York University in 2024, received an annual salary of $222,246.31 and a taxable benefit of $937.15, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Zijiang has held the same position since 2023 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$223,183.46
Total paid in 2024
$222,246.31
Salary
$937.15
Taxable Benefit
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Find Zijiang on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Professor |
| Employer : | York University |
| Sector : | Universities |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2019 and 2024, Zijiang experienced an average annual increase of approximately 5.21% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at York University. By 2024, Zijiang's total pay had risen by 27.59% compared to the pay in 2019. Notably, during Zijiang's tenure as Professor, there has been a significant 18.30% 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 | $222,246 | $937 | ⇧ 18.30% |
| 2023 | Professor | $187,762 | $903 | ⇩ -1.70% |
| 2022 | Professor / Undergraduate Program Director | $191,016 | $920 | ⇧ 4.86% |
| 2021 | Professor / Undergraduate Program Director | $182,073 | $971 | ⇧ 1.20% |
| 2020 | Professor | $179,926 | $953 | ⇧ 3.40% |
| 2019 | Professor | $173,982 | $941 |
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 |
| Kristin Andrews | $222,260 | $940 |
| Elie Appelbaum | $344,451 | $493 |
| Ali Asgary | $233,631 | $956 |
| Preet Aulakh | $413,164 | $956 |
| Ellen R Auster | $341,167 | $489 |
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 |