Bahram Gharabaghi

2025 Salary

$224,789

Total compensation $225,380, including $590 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

#244

University of Guelph

Years on List

2008–2025

Peak Salary

$224,789

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation, 2008–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2008–2025

$101,141 in 2008 is worth about $145,551 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2025	University Of Guelph	ProfessorUniversity Of Guelph	$224,789Benefits $590Total $225,380	$590	$225,380
2024	University Of Guelph	ProfessorUniversity Of Guelph	$199,660Benefits $542Total $200,201	$542	$200,201
2023	University Of Guelph	Professor and Associate DirectorUniversity Of Guelph	$186,439Benefits $510Total $186,948	$510	$186,948
2022	University Of Guelph	Professor and Associate DirectorUniversity Of Guelph	$181,927Benefits $530Total $182,456	$530	$182,456
2021	University Of Guelph	Professor and Associate DirectorUniversity Of Guelph	$176,575Benefits $806Total $177,381	$806	$177,381
2020	University Of Guelph	Professor and Associate DirectorUniversity Of Guelph	$171,914Benefits $676Total $172,590	$676	$172,590
2019	University Of Guelph	Professor and Associate DirectorUniversity Of Guelph	$166,479Benefits $655Total $167,134	$655	$167,134
2018	University of Guelph	Professor and Associate DirectorUniversity of Guelph	$161,636Benefits $636Total $162,272	$636	$162,272
2017	University of Guelph	Professor and Associate DirectorUniversity of Guelph	$156,116Benefits $567Total $156,683	$567	$156,683
2016	University of Guelph	ProfessorUniversity of Guelph	$148,708Benefits $379Total $149,087	$379	$149,087
2015	University of Guelph	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Guelph	$142,191Benefits $132Total $142,324	$132	$142,324
2014	University of Guelph	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Guelph	$146,434Benefits $410Total $146,844	$410	$146,844
2013	University of Guelph	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Guelph	$134,722Benefits $434Total $135,155	$434	$135,155
2012	University of Guelph	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Guelph	$135,640Benefits $445Total $136,086	$445	$136,086
2011	University of Guelph	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Guelph	$133,280Benefits $42Total $133,322	$42	$133,322
2010	University of Guelph	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Guelph	$115,224Benefits $136Total $115,360	$136	$115,360
2009	University of Guelph	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Guelph	$107,605Benefits $422Total $108,026	$422	$108,026
2008	University of Guelph	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Guelph	$101,141Benefits $439Total $101,580	$439	$101,580

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Bahram Gharabaghi was paid $224,789 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $143,319, an effective income-tax rate of about 33.8%. For comparison, the median Professor on the 2025 list was paid $135,910; this salary is about 65% more. It is up about 13% on the $199,660 paid in 2024. 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: ~$143,319
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI): ~33.8%
CPP + EI contributions: ~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI): ~36.2%
vs. 2025 Professor median: +65%

Where does $224,789 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