Paula Foster

2025 Salary

$201,587

Total compensation $201,687, 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

#402

University of Western Ontario

Years on List

2009–2025

Peak Salary

$201,587

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation, 2009–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2009–2025

$110,596 in 2009 is worth about $158,741 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2025	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$201,587Benefits $100Total $201,687	$100	$201,687
2024	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$180,325Benefits $90Total $180,415	$90	$180,415
2023	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$187,349Benefits $89Total $187,438	$89	$187,438
2022	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$180,968Benefits $89Total $181,057	$89	$181,057
2021	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$175,694Benefits $92Total $175,786	$92	$175,786
2020	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$170,621Benefits $96Total $170,717	$96	$170,717
2019	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$164,477Benefits $96Total $164,573	$96	$164,573
2018	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$159,028Benefits $108Total $159,136	$108	$159,136
2017	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$153,942Benefits $108Total $154,050	$108	$154,050
2016	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$149,464Benefits $103Total $149,567	$103	$149,567
2015	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$145,148Benefits $92Total $145,240	$92	$145,240
2014	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$143,427Benefits $95Total $143,522	$95	$143,522
2013	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$117,560Benefits $100Total $117,660	$100	$117,660
2012	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$112,510Benefits $95Total $112,605	$95	$112,605
2011	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$108,416Benefits $101Total $108,517	$101	$108,517
2010	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$113,253Benefits $112Total $113,365	$112	$113,365
2009	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$110,596Benefits $114Total $110,711	$114	$110,711

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Paula Foster's $201,587 salary works out to roughly $131,397 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 34.8%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $180,325, that is a rise of about 12%. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 17 years in all, first in 2009. 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: ~$131,397
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI): ~32.1%
CPP + EI contributions: ~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI): ~34.8%
vs. 2025 Professor median: +48%

Where does $201,587 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