Donald Welsh

2025 Salary

$227,212

Total compensation $228,013, including $801 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

#217

University of Western Ontario

Years on List

2015–2025

Peak Salary

$231,581

2024

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation, 2015–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2015–2025

$137,216 in 2015 is worth about $177,968 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2025	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$227,212Benefits $801Total $228,013	$801	$228,013
2024	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$231,581Benefits $767Total $232,349	$767	$232,349
2023	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$223,773Benefits $89Total $223,862	$89	$223,862
2022	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$217,042Benefits $89Total $217,131	$89	$217,131
2021	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$212,321Benefits $1,092Total $213,412	$1,092	$213,412
2020	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$206,728Benefits $588Total $207,316	$588	$207,316
2019	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$201,013Benefits $96Total $201,109	$96	$201,109
2018	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$195,322Benefits $615Total $195,937	$615	$195,937
2017	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$190,719Benefits $108Total $190,827	$108	$190,827
2016	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$186,687Benefits $103Total $186,790	$103	$186,790
2015	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$137,216Benefits $69Total $137,285	$69	$137,285

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Donald Welsh was paid $227,212 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $144,535, an effective income-tax rate of about 34.0%. It is down about 2% from the $231,581 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 11 years in all, first in 2015. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.

Estimated net pay: ~$144,535
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI): ~34.0%
CPP + EI contributions: ~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI): ~36.4%
vs. 2025 Professor median: +67%

Where does $227,212 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