Wanhong Yang

2025 Salary

$223,354

Total compensation $224,193, including $839 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

#252

University of Guelph

Years on List

2009–2025

Peak Salary

$223,354

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation, 2009–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2009–2025

$100,312 in 2009 is worth about $143,980 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2025	University Of Guelph	ProfessorUniversity Of Guelph	$223,354	$839	$224,193
2024	University Of Guelph	ProfessorUniversity Of Guelph	$191,253	$740	$191,993
2023	University Of Guelph	ProfessorUniversity Of Guelph	$184,844	$722	$185,566
2022	University Of Guelph	Professor and ChairUniversity Of Guelph	$187,187	$749	$187,936
2021	University Of Guelph	Professor and ChairUniversity Of Guelph	$180,688	$887	$181,576
2020	University Of Guelph	Professor and ChairUniversity Of Guelph	$176,196	$955	$177,151
2019	University Of Guelph	Professor and ChairUniversity Of Guelph	$170,904	$927	$171,830
2018	University of Guelph	Professor and ChairUniversity of Guelph	$159,172	$898	$160,070
2017	University of Guelph	ProfessorUniversity of Guelph	$162,857	$753	$163,611
2016	University of Guelph	ProfessorUniversity of Guelph	$149,552	$358	$149,910
2015	University of Guelph	ProfessorUniversity of Guelph	$136,271	$126	$136,397
2014	University of Guelph	ProfessorUniversity of Guelph	$138,640	$390	$139,030
2013	University of Guelph	ProfessorUniversity of Guelph	$127,693	$413	$128,106
2012	University of Guelph	ProfessorUniversity of Guelph	$121,287	$420	$121,707
2011	University of Guelph	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Guelph	$114,488	$39	$114,527
2010	University of Guelph	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Guelph	$107,896	$127	$108,022
2009	University of Guelph	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Guelph	$100,312	$393	$100,705

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Wanhong Yang was paid $223,354 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $142,599, an effective income-tax rate of about 33.7%. It is up about 17% on the $191,253 paid in 2024. Wanhong Yang has appeared on the list 17 times since 2009. 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: ~$142,599
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 Professor median: +64%

Where does $223,354 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.

Also at University of Guelph
2025

Also at University of Guelph, 2025
#	Name	Position	Salary	Total
1	Rene Van Acker	President and Vice-Chancellor	$496,493	$500,621
2	Charlotte Yates	President and Vice-Chancellor	$410,192	$410,192
3	William Rosehart	Provost and Vice President Academic	$392,769	$393,713
4	Sharmilla Rasheed	Vice President, Finance and Operations	$379,224	$381,987
5	Moncef Nehdi	Dean, College of Engineering	$348,246	$362,075
6	Sara Mann	Dean, Gordon S Lang School of Business and Economics	$356,556	$357,906
7	Shayan Sharif	Vice President, Research and Innovation	$344,904	$346,029
8	Jason Moreton	Vice President External	$341,538	$342,359
9	Amar Mohanty	Professor and Distinguished Research Chair	$336,488	$336,488
10	Paul Hebert	Professor and Director, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics	$334,530	$334,530