Christopher Smeenk

2025 Salary

$185,842

Total compensation $186,442, including $600 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

#562

University of Western Ontario

Years on List

2014–2025

Peak Salary

$193,876

2024

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation, 2014–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2014–2025

$101,044 in 2014 is worth about $132,519 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2025	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$185,842Benefits $600Total $186,442	$600	$186,442
2024	University Of Western Ontario	Associate Dean/ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$193,876Benefits $90Total $193,966	$90	$193,966
2023	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$175,312Benefits $89Total $175,402	$89	$175,402
2022	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$173,303Benefits $89Total $173,392	$89	$173,392
2021	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$158,761Benefits $92Total $158,852	$92	$158,852
2020	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$149,064Benefits $96Total $149,159	$96	$149,159
2019	University Of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$141,544Benefits $96Total $141,640	$96	$141,640
2018	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$133,837Benefits $108Total $133,945	$108	$133,945
2017	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$127,760Benefits $108Total $127,868	$108	$127,868
2016	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$123,052Benefits $103Total $123,155	$103	$123,155
2015	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$108,408Benefits $92Total $108,500	$92	$108,500
2014	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$101,044Benefits $95Total $101,139	$95	$101,139

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Of the $185,842 Christopher Smeenk earned in 2025, roughly $123,382 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 33.6%. On total compensation of $186,442, Christopher Smeenk ranked #562 of 1,963 disclosed at University of Western Ontario that year, where the median salary was $156,504. Christopher Smeenk has appeared on the list 12 times since 2014. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.

Estimated net pay: ~$123,382
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI): ~30.6%
CPP + EI contributions: ~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI): ~33.6%
vs. 2025 Professor median: +37%

Where does $185,842 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