Melitta Adamson

2025 Salary

$199,051

Total compensation $199,150, 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

#426

University of Western Ontario

Years on List

2007–2025

Peak Salary

$199,051

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation, 2007–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2007–2025

$114,255 in 2007 is worth about $168,258 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2025	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$199,051Benefits $100Total $199,150	$100	$199,150
2024	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$193,531Benefits $90Total $193,621	$90	$193,621
2023	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$186,374Benefits $89Total $186,464	$89	$186,464
2022	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$180,140Benefits $89Total $180,229	$89	$180,229
2021	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$162,591Benefits $92Total $162,683	$92	$162,683
2020	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$170,855Benefits $96Total $170,951	$96	$170,951
2019	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$173,203Benefits $96Total $173,299	$96	$173,299
2018	University of Western Ontario	Associate Dean / ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$165,720Benefits $108Total $165,828	$108	$165,828
2017	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$142,327Benefits $108Total $142,435	$108	$142,435
2016	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$150,572Benefits $103Total $150,675	$103	$150,675
2015	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$146,884Benefits $92Total $146,975	$92	$146,975
2014	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$132,216Benefits $95Total $132,312	$95	$132,312
2013	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$137,718Benefits $100Total $137,818	$100	$137,818
2012	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$133,906Benefits $95Total $134,001	$95	$134,001
2011	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$132,808Benefits $101Total $132,910	$101	$132,910
2010	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$130,136Benefits $112Total $130,248	$112	$130,248
2009	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$124,607Benefits $114Total $124,722	$114	$124,722
2008	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$117,989Benefits $155Total $118,144	$155	$118,144
2007	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$114,255Benefits $120Total $114,375	$120	$114,375

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Melitta Adamson's 2025 salary of $199,051 comes to roughly $130,215 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 31.8% effective) is deducted. Within University of Western Ontario, Melitta Adamson's total compensation of $199,150 was the #426 of 1,963, against a median salary of $156,504. Melitta Adamson has appeared on the list 19 times since 2007. 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: ~$130,215
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI): ~31.8%
CPP + EI contributions: ~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI): ~34.6%
vs. 2025 Professor median: +46%

Where does $199,051 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