Mohammad Reza Najafi

University of Western Ontario/Associate Professor

2025 Salary

$145,270

Total compensation $145,370, including $100 in taxable benefits.

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At a Glance
2025

Employer Rank

#1,142

University of Western Ontario

Years on List

2017–2025

Peak Salary

$145,270

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation, 2017–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2017–2025

$100,377 in 2017 is worth about $126,395 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2025	University Of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$145,270Benefits $100Total $145,370	$100	$145,370
2024	University Of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$139,076Benefits $90Total $139,166	$90	$139,166
2023	University Of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$131,831Benefits $289Total $132,120	$289	$132,120
2022	University Of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$125,370Benefits $89Total $125,459	$89	$125,459
2021	University Of Western Ontario	Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$120,803Benefits $522Total $121,324	$522	$121,324
2020	University Of Western Ontario	Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$115,719Benefits $666Total $116,385	$666	$116,385
2019	University Of Western Ontario	Assistant ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$110,465Benefits $946Total $111,411	$946	$111,411
2018	University of Western Ontario	Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$105,311Benefits $108Total $105,419	$108	$105,419
2017	University of Western Ontario	Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$100,377Benefits $108Total $100,485	$108	$100,485

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Mohammad Reza Najafi's $145,270 salary works out to roughly $101,192 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 30.3%. Within University of Western Ontario, Mohammad Reza Najafi's total compensation of $145,370 was the #1,142 of 1,963, against a median salary of $156,504. It is up about 4% on the $139,076 paid in 2024. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.

Estimated net pay: ~$101,192
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI): ~26.6%
CPP + EI contributions: ~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI): ~30.3%
vs. 2025 Associate Professor median: −17%

Where does $145,270 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