Liya Ma

$165,045.12asAssistant Professor/Canada Research Chair

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2023 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Assistant Professor/Canada Research Chair
$165,045.12
$790.68
0.32%
2024
Assistant Professor/Canada Research Chair
$164,518.93
$728.78
13.85%
2023
Assistant Professor/Canada Research Chair
$144,505.00
$695.00

Liya Ma earned $165,045.12 as Assistant Professor/Canada Research Chair at York University in 2025, according to the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 0.32% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Liya Ma has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times between 2023 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $165,045.12 in 2025. In addition to salary, $790.68 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. York University reports under the Universities sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

Top earning Assistant Professor/Canada Research Chairs in York University

NameSalary
Antony Chum$176,847.72
Liya Ma$165,045.12
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Alan Corbiere$163,476.88
Steven Connor$161,642.76
Kate Dunn$159,611.44
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Other employees at York University

NameSalary
Isha Sharma
Assistant Professor
$165,252.92
Stevie Bell
College Head/Associate Professor
$165,165.75
Peter Marques
Manager, Systems Management Services
$165,161.02
Jane Tingley
Associate Professor
$165,139.18
Hannah Wong
Associate Professor
$165,072.84
Xuemei Li
Associate Librarian
$165,034.32
Gerd Grau
Associate Professor
$165,029.13
Rob Finlayson
Manager, Education Design and Information Technology Innovation
$164,990.13
Anh Nguyen
Associate Professor
$164,838.00
Amy Muise
Professor
$164,796.10