Firouz Badrkhani Ajaei
University of Western Ontario/Associate Professor
2025 Salary
$148,907Total compensation $149,007, 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
#1,102University of Western Ontario
Years on List
92017–2025
Peak Salary
$148,9072025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$101,943 in 2017 is worth about $128,367 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario | $148,907Benefits $100Total $149,007 |
| 2024 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario | $135,761Benefits $90Total $135,852 |
| 2023 | Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario | $132,873Benefits $89Total $132,962 |
| 2022 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario | $127,280Benefits $89Total $127,369 |
| 2021 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario | $122,072Benefits $92Total $122,163 |
| 2020 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario | $116,765Benefits $96Total $116,861 |
| 2019 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario | $111,267Benefits $96Total $111,363 |
| 2018 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario | $106,228Benefits $910Total $107,138 |
| 2017 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario | $101,943Benefits $1,306Total $103,249 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Firouz Badrkhani Ajaei's 2025 salary of $148,907 comes to roughly $103,250 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 27.0% effective) is deducted. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $135,761, that is a rise of about 10%. Among those listed as Associate Professor in 2025, the median was $174,209; this salary sits about 15% below it. 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
- ~$103,250
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.7%
- vs. 2025 Associate Professor median
- −15%
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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.