Xin Gao

$195,339.40asProfessor

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2009 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Professor
$195,339.40
$935.28
2.43%
2024
Professor
$200,207.26
$858.16
18.45%
2023
Professor
$169,020.96
$812.44
0.91%
2022
Professor
$167,503.40
$813.56
5.89%
2021
Professor
$158,180.64
$843.48
4.78%
2020
Professor
$166,124.32
$826.88
8.65%
2019
Professor
$152,895.56
$824.14
2.58%
2018
Professor
$149,050.24
$870.24
8.03%
2017
Professor
$137,965.28
$864.16
0.6%
2016
Professor
$138,797.35
$803.10
8.45%
2015
Professor
$127,982.10
$695.38
5.24%
2014
Professor
$121,611.64
$619.70
6.74%
2013
Associate Professor
$113,932.96
$483.16
4.48%
2012
Associate Professor
$109,051.93
$261.89
5.04%
2011
Associate Professor
$103,823.16
$335.88
3.37%
2009
Associate Professor
$107,444.84
$527.78

In 2025, Xin Gao received a salary of $195,339.40 working as Professor at York University, as disclosed on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 2.43% decrease from the previous year's reported salary. Xin Gao has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 16 times between 2009 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $200,207.26 in 2024. In addition to salary, $935.28 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

NameSalary
Oluwakemi Oke
Ombudsperson
$195,869.87
Dasantila Golemi-Kotra
Professor
$195,493.60
Laura Levin
Professor
$195,487.50
William Thomas
Associate Professor
$195,402.04
Orville Wallace
Executive Director, Community Safety
$195,354.71
Benjamin Kelly
Associate Professor/Graduate Program Director
$195,260.43
Amar Bhatia
Associate Dean/Associate Professor
$195,241.81
Anne O'Connell
Associate Professor/Graduate Program Director
$195,214.84
Philipp Angermeyer
Professor/Graduate Program Director
$195,091.16
Olivier Birot
Associate Professor
$195,067.60