Melanie Cao

$351,651.64asProfessor/Program Director-2.96%

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

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Position

Professor/Program Director

Employer

York University

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2001 to 2025.

Year	Position	Salary	Benefits	Performance
2025	Professor/Program Director	$351,651.64	$956.40	2.96%
2024	Professor/Program Director	$362,380.53	$956.40	16.59%
2023	Professor/Program Director	$310,820.80	$956.40	0.64%
2022	Professor / Program Director	$308,852.32	$992.72	2.74%
2021	Professor	$317,544.32	$1,065.36	12.42%
2020	Professor	$282,466.79	$1,057.56	5.57%
2019	Professor	$267,574.01	$1,104.16	15.48%
2018	Professor	$231,698.08	$1,228.56	7.25%
2017	Professor	$249,795.96	$1,228.56	0.48%
2016	Professor	$251,005.35	$1,192.28	7.5%
2015	Professor	$233,492.82	$1,086.04	0.69%
2014	Associate Professor	$235,117.02	$1,018.68	7.24%
2013	Associate Professor	$219,250.72	$842.40	3.27%
2012	Associate Professor	$212,308.87	$489.84	3.75%
2011	Associate Professor	$204,629.52	$647.88	3.67%
2010	Associate Professor	$197,392.48	$999.68	5.51%
2009	Associate Professor	$187,080.07	$1,073.61	4.52%
2008	Associate Professor	$178,984.72	$1,150.56	0.22%
2007	Associate Professor	$179,374.00	$1,144.00	13.97%
2006	Associate Professor	$157,390.32	$1,070.76	2.57%
2005	Associate Professor	$153,443.24	$1,113.32	5.6%
2004	Professor	$145,312.84	$1,143.76	4.69%
2003	Professor, Schulich School of Business	$138,808.57	$1,083.12	4.55%
2002	Professor, Schulich School of Business	$132,761.80	$993.69	3.54%
2001	Professor, Schulich School of Business	$128,226.70	$949.11	—

Melanie Cao, Professor/Program Director at York University, earned a disclosed salary of $351,651.64 in 2025 on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 2.96% decrease from the previous year's reported salary. Melanie Cao has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 25 times between 2001 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $362,380.53 in 2024. 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.

Top earning Professor/Program Directors in York University

Name	Salary
Amin Mawani	$366,010.24
Melanie Cao	$351,651.64
Burkard Eberlein	$303,407.92

Top earning Professor/Program Directors in Ontario

Name	Salary	Employer
Cheryl Currie University Of Western Ontario	$203,155.44	University Of Western Ontario

Other employees at York University

Name	Position	Salary
Theo Peridis Professor/Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based	Professor/Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based	$359,744.56
Yisong Tian Professor	Professor	$358,440.84
Mark Kamstra Professor	Professor	$356,497.20
Moshe Arye Milevsky Professor	Professor	$353,334.76
Moshe Farjoun Professor	Professor	$352,669.36
Peter Darke Professor	Professor	$350,614.76
Markus Giesler Professor	Professor	$348,515.88
John Douglas Crawford Professor/Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based	Professor/Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based	$348,411.60
Benjamin Geva Professor	Professor	$347,652.47
Peter Backx Professor/Canada Research Chair	Professor/Canada Research Chair	$346,503.08