The Ontario Sunshine List - Public Sector Salary Disclosure

The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.

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Jiaying Gu served as the Associate Professor, Department of Economics at University of Toronto in 2025, received an annual salary of $277,368.71 and a taxable benefit of $805.64, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Jiaying has held the same position since 2023 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.

$278,174.35

Total paid in 2025

$277,368.71

Salary

$805.64

Taxable Benefit

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Job Title :   Associate Professor, Department of Economics
Employer :   University of Toronto
Sector :   Universities
Year :   2025

Comparing peers in identical roles within the organization

$278K
Low: $143K Avg: $265K High: $340K

Comparison with other individuals in similar positions in Ontario

$278K
Low: $136K Avg: $209K High: $460K
Bottom 90% Below Average Above Average Top 10%

Between 2016 and 2025, Jiaying experienced an average annual increase of approximately 8.71% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at University of Toronto. By 2025, Jiaying's total pay had risen by 108.99% compared to the pay in 2016. Notably, during Jiaying's tenure as Associate Professor, Department of Economics, there has been a significant 22.50% rise in compensation over the past 2 years. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.

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Annual Compensation Growth for Jiaying Gu
Year Job Title Salary Taxable Benefit Raise
2025 Associate Professor, Department of Economics $277,369 $806 14.79%
2024 Associate Professor, Department of Economics $242,199 $129 6.71%
2023 Associate Professor, Department of Economics $223,890 $3,195 22.65%
2022 Assistant Professor, Department of Economics $183,270 $1,876 4.84%
2021 Assistant Professor, Department of Economics $176,451 $143 7.25%
2020 Assistant Professor, Department of Economics $164,513 $151 11.39%
2019 Assistant Professor of Economics $147,642 $180 4.67%
2018 Assistant Professor of Economics $141,028 $201 0.38%
2017 Assistant Professor of Economics $140,469 $224 5.70%
2016 Assistant Professor of Economics $132,845 $260

The 2025 Sunshine List has 5 employees who held exactly same position title ( Associate Professor, Department of Economics ) in the University of Toronto.

Full Name Salary Taxable Benefit
Itai Arieli $143,134 $104
Sebastian Dyrda $273,535 $126
Jiaying Gu $277,369 $806
Mitsuru Igami $289,854 $1,768
Robert Mcmillan $339,803 $126

The 2025 Sunshine List has 214 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 214 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Gerhard Trippen Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Management University of Toronto $460,402
Abraham Iqbal Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Management University of Toronto $447,029
Dushyantkuma Vyas Associate Professor, Department of Management University of Toronto $442,735
Manfred Schneider Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Management University of Toronto $412,992
Feng Chen Associate Professor, Department of Management University of Toronto $383,681
Minlei Ye Associate Professor, Department of Management University of Toronto $373,185
Matthew Jame Osborne Associate Professor, Department of Management University of Toronto $365,843
Robert Mcmillan Associate Professor, Department of Economics University of Toronto $339,929
Peter Landry Associate Professor, Department of Management University of Toronto $315,489
Jacob Hirsh Associate Professor, Department of Management University of Toronto $300,721