Girma Bitsuamlak

2025 Salary

$187,411

Total compensation $187,511, 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

#551

University of Western Ontario

Years on List

2012–2025

Peak Salary

$187,411

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation, 2012–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2012–2025

$110,276 in 2012 is worth about $148,787 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2025	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$187,411Benefits $100Total $187,511	$100	$187,511
2024	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$180,796Benefits $90Total $180,886	$90	$180,886
2023	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$181,431Benefits $89Total $181,520	$89	$181,520
2022	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$177,997Benefits $89Total $178,086	$89	$178,086
2021	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$173,577Benefits $92Total $173,669	$92	$173,669
2020	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$157,090Benefits $96Total $157,186	$96	$157,186
2019	University Of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$150,565Benefits $96Total $150,661	$96	$150,661
2018	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$144,091Benefits $108Total $144,199	$108	$144,199
2017	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$140,602Benefits $108Total $140,710	$108	$140,710
2016	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$137,792Benefits $103Total $137,894	$103	$137,894
2015	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$122,964Benefits $92Total $123,056	$92	$123,056
2014	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$123,459Benefits $95Total $123,554	$95	$123,554
2013	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$118,366Benefits $100Total $118,465	$100	$118,465
2012	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$110,276Benefits $95Total $110,372	$95	$110,372

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Girma Bitsuamlak's 2025 salary of $187,411 comes to roughly $124,194 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 30.8% effective) is deducted. It is up about 4% on the $180,796 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 14 years in all, first in 2012. 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: ~$124,194
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI): ~30.8%
CPP + EI contributions: ~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI): ~33.7%
vs. 2025 Professor median: +38%

Where does $187,411 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