Alex Buchel

2025 Salary

$188,186

Total compensation $188,335, including $149 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

#541

University of Western Ontario

Years on List

2009–2025

Peak Salary

$188,186

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

$100,343 in 2009 is worth about $144,024 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2025	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$188,186Benefits $149Total $188,335	$149	$188,335
2024	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$181,569Benefits $590Total $182,159	$590	$182,159
2023	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$164,979Benefits $589Total $165,568	$589	$165,568
2022	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$157,902Benefits $1,255Total $159,157	$1,255	$159,157
2021	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$161,448Benefits $826Total $162,274	$826	$162,274
2020	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$155,950Benefits $96Total $156,046	$96	$156,046
2019	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$150,468Benefits $96Total $150,564	$96	$150,564
2018	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$144,862Benefits $608Total $145,470	$608	$145,470
2017	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$138,920Benefits $108Total $139,028	$108	$139,028
2016	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$133,078Benefits $103Total $133,181	$103	$133,181
2015	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$128,086Benefits $92Total $128,178	$92	$128,178
2014	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$123,528Benefits $95Total $123,623	$95	$123,623
2013	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$118,208Benefits $100Total $118,307	$100	$118,307
2012	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$112,899Benefits $95Total $112,995	$95	$112,995
2011	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$108,831Benefits $101Total $108,932	$101	$108,932
2010	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$105,194Benefits $112Total $105,306	$112	$105,306
2009	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$100,343Benefits $114Total $100,457	$114	$100,457

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Alex Buchel's 2025 salary of $188,186 comes to roughly $124,594 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 30.9% effective) is deducted. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $181,569, that is a rise of about 4%. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 17 years in all, first in 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: ~$124,594
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI): ~30.9%
CPP + EI contributions: ~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI): ~33.8%
vs. 2025 Professor median: +38%

Where does $188,186 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