Alan Shepard
University of Western Ontario/President and Vice-Chancellor
2025 Salary
$506,000Total compensation $550,608, including $44,608 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
#4University of Western Ontario
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$506,0002025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$220,000 in 2019 is worth about $265,618 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | President and Vice-ChancellorUniversity Of Western Ontario | $506,000Benefits $44,608Total $550,608 |
| 2024 | President and Vice-ChancellorUniversity Of Western Ontario | $484,000Benefits $42,205Total $526,205 |
| 2023 | President and Vice-ChancellorUniversity Of Western Ontario | $484,000Benefits $41,275Total $525,275 |
| 2022 | President and Vice-ChancellorUniversity Of Western Ontario | $479,600Benefits $39,119Total $518,719 |
| 2021 | President and Vice-ChancellorUniversity Of Western Ontario | $484,000Benefits $37,850Total $521,850 |
| 2020 | President and Vice-ChancellorUniversity Of Western Ontario | $484,000Benefits $38,683Total $522,683 |
| 2019 | President and Vice-ChancellorUniversity Of Western Ontario | $220,000Benefits $15,712Total $235,712 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Alan Shepard's 2025 salary of $506,000 comes to roughly $275,096 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 44.5% effective) is deducted. Among those listed as President and Vice-chancellor in 2025, the median was $372,292; this salary sits about 36% above it. Alan Shepard has appeared on the list 7 times since 2019. 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
- ~$275,096
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~44.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~45.6%
- vs. 2025 President and Vice-chancellor median
- +36%
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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.