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On the 2022 Sunshine List · 7 years

Shengyuan, Michael Chen

Associate Professor · York University
Associate ProfessorOntarioFirst listed 2016
2022 Total Compensation Paid
$146,967.92
▲ 6.8% since 2016

Shengyuan, Michael Chen was paid $146,967.92 in total compensation as Associate Professor at York University in 2022, 47% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Shengyuan, Michael Chen has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 7 times since 2016, earning $935K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $133,542.00 a year, up 7% over that span.

That is 14% below the average disclosed pay of $170,678.47 across 2,557 listed York University employees.

$146,967.92
Latest compensation
in 2022
$935K
Total compensation
across 7 years
$133,542.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+6.8%
Career growth
since 2016
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FIG. 01

7 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$115K$124K$133K$141K$150K2016201720182019202020212022
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Shengyuan, Michael Chen's total compensation has moved across 7 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2022 · $146,967.92
Lifetime total compensation$935K
Annual average$133,542.00
Total growth since 2016+6.8%
Biggest raise+9.0% (2019)
Biggest drop-12.6% (2017)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

7 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2022Latest★ Best
Associate Professor$146,967.92▲ 6.5%
2021
Associate Professor$138,051.12▲ 1.4%
2020
Associate Professor$136,197.20▲ 2.1%
2019
Associate Professor$133,439.74▲ 9.0%
2018
Associate Professor$122,416.46▲ 1.9%
2017
Associate Professor$120,175.56▼ 12.6%
2016First
Associate Professor$137,547.46
7 years total$935K total$133,542.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Associate Professor
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2016
Latest disclosure
2022
Years on list
7

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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