Michelle Hamilton

2025 Salary

$176,778

Total compensation $176,978, including $200 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

#689

University of Western Ontario

Years on List

2014–2025

Peak Salary

$176,778

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation, 2014–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2014–2025

$108,208 in 2014 is worth about $141,915 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2025	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$176,778Benefits $200Total $176,978	$200	$176,978
2024	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$170,080Benefits $90Total $170,170	$90	$170,170
2023	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$162,040Benefits $239Total $162,279	$239	$162,279
2022	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$157,616Benefits $139Total $157,755	$139	$157,755
2021	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$144,268Benefits $292Total $144,560	$292	$144,560
2020	University Of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$138,796Benefits $136Total $138,932	$136	$138,932
2019	University Of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$133,112Benefits $206Total $133,318	$206	$133,318
2018	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$127,457Benefits $208Total $127,665	$208	$127,665
2017	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$121,734Benefits $308Total $122,042	$308	$122,042
2016	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$110,782Benefits $103Total $110,884	$103	$110,884
2015	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$105,922Benefits $92Total $106,014	$92	$106,014
2014	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$108,208Benefits $95Total $108,303	$95	$108,303

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Michelle Hamilton's 2025 salary of $176,778 comes to roughly $118,622 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 29.8% effective) is deducted. That is about 30% above the 2025 median of $135,910 for Professor on the Sunshine List. Michelle Hamilton has appeared on the list 12 times since 2014. 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: ~$118,622
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI): ~29.8%
CPP + EI contributions: ~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI): ~32.9%
vs. 2025 Professor median: +30%

Where does $176,778 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