Xun Li

$237,538.52asProfessor / Associate Chair

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2005 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Professor / Associate Chair
$237,538.52
$517.20
3.82%
2024
Associate Chair / Professor
$228,792.17
$517.20
2.91%
2023
Associate Chair / Professor
$222,328.08
$501.36
3.93%
2022
Associate Chair / Professor
$213,911.67
$449.20
4.3%
2021
Professor
$205,086.75
$392.40
8.92%
2020
Professor
$188,298.72
$347.95
3.31%
2019
Professor
$182,260.91
$272.16
1.72%
2018
Professor
$185,458.91
$217.68
3.74%
2017
Professor
$178,769.89
$227.13
4.06%
2016
Professor
$171,796.86
$227.15
0.77%
2015
Professor
$170,477.03
$194.46
7.92%
2014
Professor
$157,966.13
$174.72
8.43%
2013
Professor
$145,690.44
$174.72
2.95%
2012
Professor
$141,511.81
$174.72
1.18%
2011
Professor
$143,200.30
$194.04
4.56%
2010
Professor
$136,957.44
$213.36
5.62%
2009
Professor
$129,669.68
$233.79
6.52%
2008
Professor
$121,737.76
$271.55
6.74%
2007
Associate Professor
$114,053.16
$283.70
6.89%
2006
Associate Professor
$106,703.70
$294.72
6.02%
2005
Associate Professor
$100,640.28
$292.58

The Ontario Sunshine List reports that Xun Li was paid $237,538.52 in 2025 as Professor / Associate Chair at McMaster University. This represents a 3.82% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Xun Li has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 21 times between 2005 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $237,538.52 in 2025. In addition to salary, $517.20 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. McMaster University reports under the Universities sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

Top earning Professor / Associate Chairs in McMaster University

NameSalary
Wael El-Dakhakhni$253,645.46
Sigal Balshine$247,149.89
Wolfram Kahl$242,201.21
Natalia Koleva Nikolova$241,592.56
Kari Dalnoki-Veress$240,617.52
Xun Li$237,538.52
Adrian Howard Kitai$230,810.25
Jacques Carette$230,105.72
Shui Feng$229,725.11
Nicola Nicolici$229,457.74

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NameSalary
Louis Schmidt
Professor
$238,612.73
Mohamed Bakr
Professor / Department Chair
$238,476.21
Joanna Pierazzo
Associate Professor
$237,999.51
Richard Paige
Professor / Department Chair
$237,875.80
Marc-Andre Letendre
Associate Professor / Department Chair
$237,793.28
Mark Lawford
Professor
$237,334.69
Ryszard Janicki
Professor
$237,246.37
J Michael Waddington
Professor
$237,209.72
Thia Kirubarajan
Professor
$236,986.32
Terence Flynn
Associate Professor
$236,903.91