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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 8 years

Stephen Chen

Associate Professor · York University
Associate ProfessorOntarioFirst listed 2018
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$221,349.36
▲ 31.7% since 2018

Stephen Chen was paid $221,349.36 in total compensation as Associate Professor at York University in 2025, 121% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Stephen Chen has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 8 times since 2018, earning $1.5M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $188,340.00 a year, up 32% over that span.

That is 30% above the average disclosed pay of $170,678.47 across 2,557 listed York University employees.

$221,349.36
Latest compensation
in 2025
$1.5M
Total compensation
across 8 years
$188,340.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+31.7%
Career growth
since 2018
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FIG. 01

8 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$158K$176K$193K$210K$228K20182019202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Stephen Chen's total compensation has moved across 8 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $221,349.36
Lifetime total compensation$1.5M
Annual average$188,340.00
Total growth since 2018+31.7%
Biggest raise+18.6% (2024)
Biggest drop-6.8% (2023)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

8 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Associate Professor$221,349.36▲ 5.0%
2024
Associate Professor$210,802.09▲ 18.6%
2023
$177,711.62▼ 6.8%
2022
Associate Professor$190,653.20▲ 5.4%
2021
Associate Professor$180,966.72▲ 1.2%
2020
Associate Professor$178,826.04▲ 0.3%
2019
Associate Professor$178,348.42▲ 6.1%
2018First
Associate Professor$168,059.20
8 years total$1.5M total$188,340.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Associate Professor
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2018
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
8

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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