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On the 2017 Sunshine List · 9 years

Stephen Y Chen

Associate Professor · York University
Associate ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2009
2017 Total Compensation Paid
$165,485.02
▲ 42.8% since 2009

Stephen Y Chen was paid $165,485.02 in total compensation as Associate Professor at York University in 2017, 65% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Stephen Y Chen has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 9 times since 2009, earning $1.2M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $137,751.00 a year, up 43% over that span.

That is 3% below the average disclosed pay of $170,678.47 across 2,557 listed York University employees.

$165,485.02
Latest compensation
in 2017
$1.2M
Total compensation
across 9 years
$137,751.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+42.8%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

9 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$107K$123K$139K$155K$171K200920102011201220132014201520162017
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Stephen Y Chen's total compensation has moved across 9 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2017 · $165,485.02
Lifetime total compensation$1.2M
Annual average$137,751.00
Total growth since 2009+42.8%
Biggest raise+33.7% (2016)
Biggest drop-16.3% (2015)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

9 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2017Latest★ Best
Associate Professor$165,485.02▲ 1.7%
2016
Associate Professor$162,738.23▲ 33.7%
2015
Associate Professor$121,701.00▼ 16.3%
2014
Associate Professor$145,448.80▲ 4.0%
2013
Associate Professor$139,816.96▲ 2.7%
2012
Associate Professor$136,181.47▲ 4.4%
2011
Associate Professor$130,471.20▲ 6.9%
2010
Associate Professor$122,017.52▲ 5.3%
2009First
Associate Professor$115,898.25
9 years total$1.2M total$137,751.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Associate Professor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2017
Years on list
9

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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