Yong Lian was paid $273,589.60 in total compensation as Professor at York University in 2025, 174% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Yong Lian has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 6 times since 2013, earning $1.3M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $218,587.00 a year, up 52% over that span.
That is 60% above the average disclosed pay of $170,678.47 across 2,557 listed York University employees.
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6 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Yong Lian's total compensation has moved across 6 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
6 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest | $273,589.60 | ▼ 2.3% |
2024★ Best | $280,006.11 | ▲ 37.8% |
2023 | $203,132.88 | ▲ 7.7% |
2015 | $188,543.08 | ▲ 1.2% |
2014 | $186,361.04 | ▲ 3.6% |
2013First | $179,891.92 | — |
| 6 years total | $1.3M total | $218,587.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Professor
- Employer
- York University
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2013
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 6
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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