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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 4 years

Lu Zhang

Associate Professor · Toronto Metropolitan University
Associate ProfessorOntarioFirst listed 2022
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$201,115.46
▲ 15.9% since 2022

Lu Zhang was paid $201,115.46 in total compensation as Associate Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University in 2025, 101% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Lu Zhang has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 4 times since 2022, earning $700K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $174,939.00 a year, up 16% over that span.

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

$201,115.46
Latest compensation
in 2025
$700K
Total compensation
across 4 years
$174,939.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+15.9%
Career growth
since 2022
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FIG. 01

4 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$151K$165K$179K$192K$206K2022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2025 · $201,115.46
Lifetime total compensation$700K
Annual average$174,939.00
Total growth since 2022+15.9%
Biggest raise+21.2% (2025)
Biggest drop-8.4% (2023)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

4 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Associate Professor$201,115.46▲ 21.2%
2024
Associate Professor$165,997.59▲ 4.4%
2023
$159,063.19▼ 8.4%
2022First
Associate Professor$173,578.31
4 years total$700K total$174,939.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Associate 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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