Bruce Gillespie
Wilfrid Laurier University/Faculty
2025 Salary
$163,582Total compensation $164,141, including $559 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
#371Wilfrid Laurier University
Years on List
112015–2025
Peak Salary
$164,1462024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$101,229 in 2015 is worth about $131,293 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FacultyWilfrid Laurier University | $163,582Benefits $559Total $164,141 |
| 2024 | FacultyWilfrid Laurier University | $164,146Benefits $579Total $164,725 |
| 2023 | FacultyWilfrid Laurier University | $153,736Benefits $559Total $154,295 |
| 2022 | FacultyWilfrid Laurier University | $142,401Benefits $454Total $142,855 |
| 2021 | FacultyWilfrid Laurier University | $138,706Benefits $333Total $139,039 |
| 2020 | FacultyWilfrid Laurier University | $138,751Benefits $293Total $139,043 |
| 2019 | FacultyWilfrid Laurier University | $128,577Benefits $282Total $128,859 |
| 2018 | FacultyWilfrid Laurier University | $120,486Benefits $328Total $120,814 |
| 2017 | FacultyWilfrid Laurier University | $112,406Benefits $290Total $112,696 |
| 2016 | FacultyWilfrid Laurier University | $103,124Benefits $245Total $103,369 |
| 2015 | FacultyWilfrid Laurier University | $101,229Benefits $219Total $101,447 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Bruce Gillespie's 2025 salary of $163,582 comes to roughly $111,360 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 28.6% effective) is deducted. For comparison, the median Faculty Member on the 2025 list was paid $174,216; this salary is about 6% less. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 11 years in all, first in 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
- ~$111,360
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.9%
- vs. 2025 Faculty Member median
- −6%
Where does $163,582 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.