Yong Lian
$272,633.20asProfessor-2.3%
Employed by York University in 2025, according to Government of Ontario public salary records.
Salary Information
Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2013 to 2025.
Yong Lian earned $272,633.20 as Professor at York University in 2025, according to the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 2.3% decrease from the previous year's reported salary. Yong Lian has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 6 times between 2013 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $279,049.71 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 Professors in York University
| Name | Salary |
|---|---|
| John Tsotsos | $385,591.36 |
| Kiridaran Kanagaretnam | $374,607.42 |
| Dean Neu | $368,365.52 |
| Yigang Pan | $367,081.72 |
| Yisong Tian | $358,440.84 |
| Mark Kamstra | $356,497.20 |
| Moshe Arye Milevsky | $353,334.76 |
| Moshe Farjoun | $352,669.36 |
| Peter Darke | $350,614.76 |
| Markus Giesler | $348,515.88 |
Top earning Professors in Ontario
| Name | Salary | Employer |
|---|---|---|
University Of Toronto | $509,014.02 | University Of Toronto |
McMaster University | $498,075.21 | McMaster University |
McMaster University | $483,140.15 | McMaster University |
University Of Toronto | $466,989.18 | University Of Toronto |
McMaster University | $451,950.05 | McMaster University |
McMaster University | $448,461.52 | McMaster University |
University Of Western Ontario | $446,079.42 | University Of Western Ontario |
McMaster University | $433,038.02 | McMaster University |
McMaster University | $430,325.45 | McMaster University |
McMaster University | $412,681.07 | McMaster University |
Other employees at York University
| Name | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret Kierylo Assistant Vice-President, Institutional Planning and Chief Data Officer | Assistant Vice-President, Institutional Planning and Chief Data Officer | $276,034.28 |
| Craig Scott Professor | Professor | $274,547.82 |
| Neil Buckley Associate Dean/Associate Professor/Course Director | Associate Dean/Associate Professor/Course Director | $274,094.08 |
| Jeffrey A Edmonds Professor | Professor | $273,345.60 |
| Alidad Amirfazli Professor | Professor | $272,633.20 |
| Darus Suharto Assistant Vice-President, Finance and Chief Finance Officer | Assistant Vice-President, Finance and Chief Finance Officer | $272,360.89 |
| Dan Bradshaw Assistant Vice-President, Labour Relations | Assistant Vice-President, Labour Relations | $272,296.16 |
| Christine Brooks-Cappadocia Assistant Vice-President, School of Continuing Studies | Assistant Vice-President, School of Continuing Studies | $272,296.16 |
| Satinder Kaur Brar Professor/Director, Organized Research Unit University Based | Professor/Director, Organized Research Unit University Based | $272,034.61 |
| Debra J Pepler Professor | Professor | $271,687.68 |