Joshua Foster
University of Western Ontario/Assistant Professor
2025 Salary
$177,959Total compensation $178,059, 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
#676University of Western Ontario
Years on List
42022–2025
Peak Salary
$194,9872024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$126,423 in 2022 is worth about $137,293 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario | $177,959Benefits $100Total $178,059 |
| 2024 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario | $194,987Benefits $90Total $195,077 |
| 2023 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario | $159,911Benefits $89Total $160,000 |
| 2022 | Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario | $126,423Benefits $89Total $126,512 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Joshua Foster was paid $177,959 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $119,271, an effective income-tax rate of about 29.9%. For comparison, the median Assistant Professor on the 2025 list was paid $137,351; this salary is about 30% more. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $194,987, that is a drop of about 9%. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$119,271
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.0%
- vs. 2025 Assistant Professor median
- +30%
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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.