Aaron Fenster

2025 Salary

$240,817

Total compensation $240,817, including $0 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

#173

University of Western Ontario

Years on List

2007–2025

Peak Salary

$240,817

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation, 2007–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2007–2025

$100,764 in 2007 is worth about $148,390 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2025	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$240,817Benefits $0Total $240,817	$0	$240,817
2024	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$233,806Benefits $0Total $233,806	$0	$233,806
2023	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$225,209Benefits $0Total $225,209	$0	$225,209
2022	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$217,814Benefits $0Total $217,814	$0	$217,814
2021	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$212,706Benefits $0Total $212,706	$0	$212,706
2020	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$206,761Benefits $0Total $206,761	$0	$206,761
2019	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$202,691Benefits $0Total $202,691	$0	$202,691
2018	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$194,650Benefits $0Total $194,650	$0	$194,650
2017	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$189,177Benefits $0Total $189,177	$0	$189,177
2016	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$184,249Benefits $31Total $184,280	$31	$184,280
2015	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$181,032Benefits $28Total $181,060	$28	$181,060
2014	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$184,362Benefits $29Total $184,391	$29	$184,391
2013	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$178,844Benefits $64Total $178,908	$64	$178,908
2012	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$188,122Benefits $95Total $188,217	$95	$188,217
2011	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$228,221Benefits $101Total $228,322	$101	$228,322
2010	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$214,050Benefits $103Total $214,153	$103	$214,153
2009	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$228,718Benefits $114Total $228,832	$114	$228,832
2008	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$214,314Benefits $155Total $214,469	$155	$214,469
2007	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$100,764Benefits $62Total $100,826	$62	$100,826

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Aaron Fenster's 2025 salary of $240,817 comes to roughly $151,360 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 34.9% effective) is deducted. That is about 3% more than the $233,806 paid in 2024. Within University of Western Ontario, Aaron Fenster's total compensation of $240,817 was the #173 of 1,963, against a median salary of $156,504. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.

Estimated net pay: ~$151,360
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI): ~34.9%
CPP + EI contributions: ~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI): ~37.1%
vs. 2025 Professor median: +77%

Where does $240,817 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 Western Ontario
2025

Also at University of Western Ontario, 2025
#	Name	Position	Salary	Total
1	Julian Birkinshaw	Dean, Ivey Business School/Professor	$656,640	$658,561
2	John Yoo	Dean/Professor/Medical Doctor	$632,707	$632,807
3	Anthony Tang	Professor/Medical Doctor	$625,000	$625,030
4	Alan Shepard	President and Vice-Chancellor	$506,000	$550,608
5	Stephen Williamson	Professor	$446,079	$446,179
6	Ruban Chelladurai	Associate Vice-President (Planning and Budgeting)	$421,618	$421,648
7	Pratima (Tima) Bansal	Professor/Executive Director, Network for Business Sustainability	$410,750	$410,849
8	Kun Ping Lu	Professor	$406,799	$408,276
9	Paul Beamish	Professor	$401,974	$401,974
10	Kenneth Coley	Dean, Faculty of Engineering/Professor	$396,192	$396,292