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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 6 years

Ken Li

Assistant Professor · McMaster University
Assistant ProfessorOntarioFirst listed 2020
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$215,932.33
▲ 21.1% since 2020

Ken Li was paid $215,932.33 in total compensation as Assistant Professor at McMaster University in 2025, 116% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Ken Li has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 6 times since 2020, earning $1.2M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $195,353.00 a year, up 21% over that span.

That is 30% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$215,932.33
Latest compensation
in 2025
$1.2M
Total compensation
across 6 years
$195,353.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+21.1%
Career growth
since 2020
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FIG. 01

6 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$172K$184K$196K$208K$220K202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

Totals, averages, and the biggest moves — all total compensation.

A career, year by year.

How Ken Li's total compensation has moved across 6 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $215,932.33
Lifetime total compensation$1.2M
Annual average$195,353.00
Total growth since 2020+21.1%
Biggest raise+6.0% (2025)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

6 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Assistant Professor$215,932.33▲ 6.0%
2024
Assistant Professor$203,719.81▲ 3.4%
2023
$197,105.53▲ 2.9%
2022
Assistant Professor$191,534.39▲ 3.2%
2021
Assistant Professor$185,521.06▲ 4.0%
2020First
Assistant Professor$178,306.32
6 years total$1.2M total$195,353.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Assistant Professor
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2020
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
6

Data source

Salary data is published annually by the Ontario government under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act. Only employees earning $100,000+ are disclosed.

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