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Michael Kim

University of Western Ontario/Dean, Faculty of Music/Professor

2025 Salary

$297,714

Total compensation $297,814, 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

#74

University of Western Ontario

Years on List

5

2021–2025

Peak Salary

$297,714

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 5 yearly values of total compensation, from $104,203 in 2021 to $297,814 in 2025.$100K$150K$200K$250K$300K20212022202320242025
Total compensation, 2021–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
20212025

$104,167 in 2021 is worth about $120,792 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Dean, Faculty of Music/ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario$297,714
2024Dean (Faculty of Music)/ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario$288,577
2023Dean (Faculty of Music)/ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario$283,919
2022Dean / ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario$276,562
2021Dean / ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario$104,167

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Michael Kim's 2025 salary of $297,714 comes to roughly $178,305 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 38.3% effective) is deducted. That is about 3% more than the $288,577 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 5 years in all, first in 2021. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.

Estimated net pay
~$178,305
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~38.3%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~40.1%

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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.

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2025

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