Jinyan Li

$332,487.80asProfessor+3.11%

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

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Position

Professor

Employer

York University

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2001 to 2025.

Year	Position	Salary	Benefits	Performance
2025	Professor	$332,487.80	$956.40	3.11%
2024	Professor	$322,448.72	$956.40	7.42%
2023	Professor/Part Time Instructor	$300,164.56	$956.40	2.87%
2022	Professor	$309,047.74	$992.72	6.56%
2021	Professor	$290,030.97	$1,065.36	2.25%
2020	Professor	$283,656.47	$1,057.56	0.83%
2019	Professor	$286,026.05	$1,104.16	13.39%
2018	Professor	$252,252.81	$1,228.56	3.39%
2017	Professor	$243,980.47	$1,228.56	2.54%
2016	Professor	$250,347.44	$1,192.28	9.14%
2015	Professor	$229,377.76	$1,086.04	3.42%
2014	Professor	$221,785.12	$1,018.68	2.94%
2013	Professor	$215,444.08	$817.02	0.11%
2012	Professor	$215,197.72	$458.88	4.26%
2011	Professor	$206,402.38	$591.78	3.72%
2010	Professor	$214,369.54	$947.37	18.8%
2009	Professor/Dean	$180,443.07	$1,027.12	7.36%
2008	Professor	$168,068.00	$1,020.68	7.29%
2007	Professor	$156,652.00	$1,005.00	10.83%
2006	Professor	$141,342.69	$948.52	14.23%
2005	Associate Professor	$123,737.32	$977.00	1.34%
2004	Professor	$122,107.16	$983.40	2.23%
2003	Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School	$119,446.84	$927.84	2.45%
2002	Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School	$116,590.55	$800.01	14.32%
2001	Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School	$101,988.94	$726.80	—

Jinyan Li, Professor at York University, earned a disclosed salary of $332,487.80 in 2025 on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 3.11% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Jinyan Li has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 25 times between 2001 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $332,487.80 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.

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Other employees at York University

Name	Position	Salary
Allan Hutchinson Professor	Professor	$335,795.70
Ashwin Joshi Associate Professor/Program Director	Associate Professor/Program Director	$335,360.76
Willow A Sheremata Associate Professor	Associate Professor	$334,650.64
Charles J Mcmillan Professor	Professor	$333,976.72
Elie Appelbaum Professor	Professor	$333,636.92
Susana Gajic-Bruyea Vice-President, Advancement	Vice-President, Advancement	$331,514.36
Ellen R Auster Professor	Professor	$330,488.80
Ambrus Kecskes Professor	Professor	$329,317.10
Rui Wang Dean/Professor	Dean/Professor	$326,536.40
Ming Dong Professor	Professor	$326,433.78