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Chaoran Chen

York University/Associate Professor

2025 Salary

$166,308

Total compensation $167,105, including $797 in taxable benefits.

Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure — names paid $100,000 or more that year. How we build this · Report an error on this page

At a Glance
2025

Employer Rank

#1,130

York University

Years on List

6

2020–2025

Peak Salary

$168,333

2024

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 6 yearly values of total compensation, from $129,265 in 2020 to $167,105 in 2025.$100K$120K$140K$160K$180K202020212022202320242025
Total compensation, 2020–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
20202025

$128,583 in 2020 is worth about $154,112 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Associate ProfessorYork University$166,308
2024Associate ProfessorYork University$168,333
2023York University$140,604
2022Assistant ProfessorYork University$139,187
2021Assistant ProfessorYork University$130,375
2020Assistant ProfessorYork University$128,583

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Chaoran Chen's 2025 salary of $166,308 comes to roughly $112,860 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 28.8% effective) is deducted. Among those listed as Associate Professor in 2025, the median was $174,209; this salary sits about 5% below it. It is down about 1% from the $168,333 paid in 2024. Members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less after pension contributions, which this estimate leaves out.

Estimated net pay
~$112,860
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~28.8%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~32.1%
vs. 2025 Associate Professor median
−5%

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Estimate only: 2025 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.

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2025

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