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Guangrui Li

York University/Assistant Professor

2025 Salary

$223,664

Total compensation $224,620, including $956 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

#389

York University

Years on List

5

2021–2025

Peak Salary

$229,575

2024

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 5 yearly values of total compensation, from $180,799 in 2021 to $224,620 in 2025.$100K$150K$200K$250K20212022202320242025
Total compensation, 2021–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2021–2025

$180,000 in 2021 is worth about $208,729 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Assistant ProfessorYork University$223,664Benefits $956Total $224,620
2024Assistant ProfessorYork University$229,575Benefits $950Total $230,525
2023Assistant ProfessorYork University$196,325Benefits $935Total $197,260
2022Assistant ProfessorYork University$189,724Benefits $923Total $190,647
2021Assistant ProfessorYork University$180,000Benefits $799Total $180,799

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Guangrui Li's 2025 salary of $223,664 comes to roughly $142,754 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 33.7% effective) is deducted. That is about 3% less than the $229,575 paid in 2024. Within York University, Guangrui Li's total compensation of $224,620 was the #389 of 2,557, against a median salary of $157,104. 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
~$142,754
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~33.7%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~36.2%
vs. 2025 Assistant Professor median
+63%

Where does $223,664 rank on the Sunshine List? →

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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