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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 4 years

James Li

ProfessorOntarioFirst listed 2022
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$125,889.54
▼ 42.4% since 2022

James Li was paid $125,889.54 in total compensation as Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University in 2025, 26% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

James Li has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 4 times since 2022, earning $751K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $187,781.00 a year, down 42% over that span.

That is 23% below the average disclosed pay of $163,459.17 across 2,039 listed Toronto Metropolitan University employees.

$125,889.54
Latest compensation
in 2025
$751K
Total compensation
across 4 years
$187,781.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
-42.4%
Career growth
since 2022
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FIG. 01

4 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$109K$139K$170K$200K$230K2022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How James Li's total compensation has moved across 4 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2022 · $218,692.25
Lifetime total compensation$751K
Annual average$187,781.00
Total growth since 2022-42.4%
Biggest raise+0.0% (2024)
Biggest drop-38.1% (2025)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

4 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest
Professor$125,889.54▼ 38.1%
2024
Professor$203,272.13▲ 0.0%
2023
$203,270.61▼ 7.1%
2022First★ Best
Professor$218,692.25
4 years total$751K total$187,781.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2022
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
4

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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