Douglas Woolford
University of Western Ontario/Professor
2025 Salary
$180,908Total compensation $181,231, including $324 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
#629University of Western Ontario
Years on List
102016–2025
Peak Salary
$180,9082025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2016–2025
$118,258 in 2016 is worth about $151,231 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario | $180,908Benefits $324Total $181,231 |
| 2024 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario | $169,319Benefits $462Total $169,780 |
| 2023 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario | $171,135Benefits $1,398Total $172,533 |
| 2022 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario | $164,111Benefits $1,579Total $165,690 |
| 2021 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario | $158,228Benefits $2,123Total $160,351 |
| 2020 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario | $152,034Benefits $2,014Total $154,048 |
| 2019 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario | $145,385Benefits $1,468Total $146,853 |
| 2018 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario | $138,860Benefits $836Total $139,696 |
| 2017 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario | $123,095Benefits $108Total $123,203 |
| 2016 | Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario | $118,258Benefits $1,603Total $119,861 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Douglas Woolford's $180,908 salary works out to roughly $120,830 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 33.2%. For comparison, the median Professor on the 2025 list was paid $135,910; this salary is about 33% more. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $169,319, that is a rise of about 7%. 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
- ~$120,830
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.2%
- vs. 2025 Professor median
- +33%
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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.