Charles Ling

2025 Salary

$225,562

Total compensation $225,661, 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

#224

University of Western Ontario

Years on List

2007–2025

Peak Salary

$225,562

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation, 2007–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2007–2025

$112,391 in 2007 is worth about $165,513 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2025	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$225,562Benefits $100Total $225,661	$100	$225,661
2024	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$202,176Benefits $90Total $202,267	$90	$202,267
2023	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$210,646Benefits $89Total $210,735	$89	$210,735
2022	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$203,885Benefits $89Total $203,974	$89	$203,974
2021	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$184,567Benefits $92Total $184,659	$92	$184,659
2020	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$193,918Benefits $96Total $194,013	$96	$194,013
2019	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$188,350Benefits $96Total $188,446	$96	$188,446
2018	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$182,512Benefits $108Total $182,620	$108	$182,620
2017	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$164,147Benefits $108Total $164,255	$108	$164,255
2016	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$173,396Benefits $103Total $173,498	$103	$173,498
2015	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$171,629Benefits $92Total $171,721	$92	$171,721
2014	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$160,553Benefits $95Total $160,648	$95	$160,648
2013	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$138,384Benefits $100Total $138,484	$100	$138,484
2012	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$133,037Benefits $95Total $133,133	$95	$133,133
2011	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$139,521Benefits $101Total $139,623	$101	$139,623
2010	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$136,667Benefits $112Total $136,780	$112	$136,780
2009	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$129,157Benefits $114Total $129,271	$114	$129,271
2008	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$118,301Benefits $155Total $118,456	$155	$118,456
2007	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$112,391Benefits $2,520Total $114,911	$2,520	$114,911

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Charles Ling's 2025 salary of $225,562 comes to roughly $143,707 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 33.8% effective) is deducted. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $202,176, that is a rise of about 12%. Charles Ling has appeared on the list 19 times since 2007. 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: ~$143,707
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI): ~33.8%
CPP + EI contributions: ~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI): ~36.3%
vs. 2025 Professor median: +66%

Where does $225,562 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