Paul Frehner

University of Western Ontario/Associate Professor

2025 Salary

$165,768

Total compensation $165,868, 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

#848

University of Western Ontario

Years on List

2014–2025

Peak Salary

$165,768

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

$100,943 in 2014 is worth about $132,386 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2025	University Of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$165,768Benefits $100Total $165,868	$100	$165,868
2024	University Of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$159,583Benefits $90Total $159,673	$90	$159,673
2023	University Of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$151,992Benefits $89Total $152,082	$89	$152,082
2022	University Of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$145,457Benefits $89Total $145,546	$89	$145,546
2021	University Of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$129,350Benefits $692Total $130,041	$692	$130,041
2020	University Of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$134,405Benefits $96Total $134,500	$96	$134,500
2019	University Of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$128,464Benefits $96Total $128,560	$96	$128,560
2018	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$122,446Benefits $108Total $122,554	$108	$122,554
2017	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$107,679Benefits $108Total $107,787	$108	$107,787
2016	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$111,194Benefits $103Total $111,296	$103	$111,296
2015	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$106,089Benefits $92Total $106,181	$92	$106,181
2014	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$100,943Benefits $95Total $101,038	$95	$101,038

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Paul Frehner's 2025 salary of $165,768 comes to roughly $112,563 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 28.8% effective) is deducted. That is about 4% more than the $159,583 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 12 years in all, first in 2014. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.

Estimated net pay: ~$112,563
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI): ~28.8%
CPP + EI contributions: ~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI): ~32.1%
vs. 2025 Associate Professor median: −5%

Where does $165,768 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