Brett Mason
University of Western Ontario/Director – Employee Relations
2025 Salary
$175,457Total compensation $175,557, including $100 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
#713University of Western Ontario
Years on List
112015–2025
Peak Salary
$175,4572025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$105,660 in 2015 is worth about $137,041 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director – Employee RelationsUniversity Of Western Ontario | $175,457Benefits $100Total $175,557 |
| 2024 | Director - Employee RelationsUniversity Of Western Ontario | $166,359Benefits $90Total $166,450 |
| 2023 | Director - Employee RelationsUniversity Of Western Ontario | $155,216Benefits $89Total $155,305 |
| 2022 | Director - Employee RelationsUniversity Of Western Ontario | $149,084Benefits $89Total $149,173 |
| 2021 | Director - Employee RelationsUniversity Of Western Ontario | $143,202Benefits $92Total $143,294 |
| 2020 | Director – Employee RelationsUniversity Of Western Ontario | $142,938Benefits $96Total $143,033 |
| 2019 | Senior Advisor-Human ResourcesUniversity Of Western Ontario | $120,816Benefits $96Total $120,912 |
| 2018 | Senior Advisor-Human ResourcesUniversity of Western Ontario | $111,649Benefits $108Total $111,757 |
| 2017 | Senior Advisor-Human ResourcesUniversity of Western Ontario | $106,487Benefits $108Total $106,595 |
| 2016 | Senior Advisor, Human ResourcesUniversity of Western Ontario | $108,333Benefits $103Total $108,436 |
| 2015 | Senior ConsultantUniversity of Western Ontario | $105,660Benefits $92Total $105,752 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Brett Mason's $175,457 salary works out to roughly $117,895 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 32.8%. That is about 5% more than the $166,359 paid in 2024. Brett Mason has appeared on the list 11 times since 2015. 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
- ~$117,895
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.8%
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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.