Yun Gao

$218,865.08asProfessor-2.62%

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 2007 to 2025.

Year	Position	Salary	Benefits	Performance
2025	Professor	$218,865.08	$956.40	2.62%
2024	Professor	$224,744.39	$941.80	18.31%
2023	Professor	$189,965.44	$913.92	0.84%
2022	Professor	$188,373.92	$917.20	5.19%
2021	Professor	$179,075.19	$953.22	1.77%
2020	Professor	$175,956.40	$931.96	2.03%
2019	Professor	$172,455.50	$931.94	8.44%
2018	Professor	$159,033.82	$977.38	1.59%
2017	Professor	$156,540.96	$962.40	0.81%
2016	Professor	$155,278.23	$901.81	7.91%
2015	Professor	$143,893.44	$782.00	1.28%
2014	Professor	$142,070.60	$724.40	3.98%
2013	Professor	$136,637.84	$579.76	4.06%
2012	Professor	$131,311.56	$316.29	4.59%
2011	Professor	$125,553.40	$405.60	5.51%
2010	Professor	$118,996.36	$609.24	5.39%
2009	Professor	$112,909.10	$645.58	1.58%
2008	Professor	$111,157.54	$687.72	6.79%
2007	Professor	$104,086.00	$676.00	—

Yun Gao earned $218,865.08 as Professor at York University in 2025, according to the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 2.62% decrease from the previous year's reported salary. Yun Gao has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 19 times between 2007 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $224,744.39 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.

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Mark Kamstra	$356,497.20
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Top earning Professors in Ontario

Name	Salary	Employer
Timothy Snyder University Of Toronto	$509,014.02	University Of Toronto
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Salim Yusuf McMaster University	$451,950.05	McMaster University
Mohit Bhandari McMaster University	$448,461.52	McMaster University
Stephen Williamson University Of Western Ontario	$446,079.42	University Of Western Ontario
Gregory Steinberg McMaster University	$433,038.02	McMaster University
Mick Bhatia McMaster University	$430,325.45	McMaster University
Gerard Wright McMaster University	$412,681.07	McMaster University

Other employees at York University

Name	Position	Salary
Huaiping Zhu Professor	Professor	$219,168.92
Patricia Wood Professor/Graduate Program Director	Professor/Graduate Program Director	$219,141.00
Jeremy Trevett Associate Professor	Associate Professor	$219,092.81
Gordon Binsted Professor	Professor	$219,084.60
Alexander Rusetski Associate Professor	Associate Professor	$219,033.56
Syed Harris Ali Professor/Director, Organized Research Unit University Based	Professor/Director, Organized Research Unit University Based	$218,731.20
Ken Ogata Associate Professor/Area Coordinator	Associate Professor/Area Coordinator	$218,706.86
Adam Bereza Director, Faculty Relations	Director, Faculty Relations	$218,640.70
Tsorng-Yeh Lee Associate Professor/Tutor	Associate Professor/Tutor	$218,478.76
Raju Das Professor	Professor	$218,308.44