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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 17 years

Xiaofei Li

Associate Professor · York University
Associate ProfessorOntarioFirst listed 2009
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$240,371.28
▲ 88.3% since 2009

Xiaofei Li was paid $240,371.28 in total compensation as Associate Professor at York University in 2025, 140% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Xiaofei Li has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 17 times since 2009, earning $3.0M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $174,928.00 a year, up 88% over that span.

That is 41% above the average disclosed pay of $170,678.47 across 2,557 listed York University employees.

$240,371.28
Latest compensation
in 2025
$3.0M
Total compensation
across 17 years
$174,928.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+88.3%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

17 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$107K$144K$181K$217K$254K20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Xiaofei Li's total compensation has moved across 17 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $240,371.28
Lifetime total compensation$3.0M
Annual average$174,928.00
Total growth since 2009+88.3%
Biggest raise+18.5% (2024)
Biggest drop-6.8% (2023)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

17 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Associate Professor$240,371.28▲ 4.9%
2024
Associate Professor$229,204.09▲ 18.5%
2023
$193,448.02▼ 6.8%
2022
Associate Professor$207,612.16▲ 5.1%
2021
Associate Professor$197,624.88▲ 1.2%
2020
Associate Professor$195,360.08▲ 1.7%
2019
Associate Professor$192,018.78▲ 7.6%
2018
Associate Professor$178,483.64▲ 11.1%
2017
Associate Professor$160,682.22▲ 0.8%
2016
Associate Professor$159,449.73▼ 1.8%
2015
Associate Professor$162,348.24▲ 1.2%
2014
Associate Professor$160,345.84▲ 3.8%
2013
Associate Professor$154,408.48▲ 4.0%
2012
Associate Professor$148,452.69▲ 11.4%
2011
Associate Professor$133,247.70▲ 0.1%
2010
Associate Professor↑ role changed$133,053.90▲ 4.2%
2009First
Assistant Professor$127,666.92
17 years total$3.0M total$174,928.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Associate Professor
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
17

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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