Yun Gao was paid $219,821.48 in total compensation as Professor at York University in 2025, 120% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Yun Gao has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 17 times since 2009, earning $2.7M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $161,477.00 a year, up 94% over that span.
That is 29% above the average disclosed pay of $170,678.47 across 2,557 listed York University employees.
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17 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Yun Gao's total compensation has moved across 17 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
17 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest | $219,821.48 | ▼ 2.6% |
2024★ Best | $225,686.19 | ▲ 18.2% |
2023 | $190,879.36 | ▲ 0.8% |
2022 | $189,291.12 | ▲ 5.1% |
2021 | $180,028.41 | ▲ 1.8% |
2020 | $176,888.36 | ▲ 2.0% |
2019 | $173,387.44 | ▲ 8.4% |
2018 | $160,011.20 | ▲ 1.6% |
2017 | $157,503.36 | ▲ 0.8% |
2016 | $156,180.04 | ▲ 8.0% |
2015 | $144,675.44 | ▲ 1.3% |
2014 | $142,795.00 | ▲ 4.1% |
2013 | $137,217.60 | ▲ 4.2% |
2012 | $131,627.85 | ▲ 4.5% |
2011 | $125,959.00 | ▲ 5.3% |
2010 | $119,605.60 | ▲ 5.3% |
2009First | $113,554.68 | — |
| 17 years total | $2.7M total | $161,477.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Professor
- Employer
- York University
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2009
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 17
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