Robert Austin

2025 Salary

$291,517

Total compensation $292,917, including $1,400 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

#77

University of Western Ontario

Years on List

2016–2025

Peak Salary

$291,517

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation, 2016–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2016–2025

$129,524 in 2016 is worth about $165,637 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2025	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$291,517	$1,400	$292,917
2024	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$271,858	$2,734	$274,592
2023	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$266,974	$89	$267,063
2022	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$277,117	$1,189	$278,306
2021	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$256,573	$92	$256,665
2020	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$270,034	$96	$270,130
2019	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$243,566	$96	$243,662
2018	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$237,279	$197	$237,476
2017	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$234,553	$108	$234,661
2016	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$129,524	$5,042	$134,565

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Robert Austin's 2025 salary of $291,517 comes to roughly $175,426 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 37.9% effective) is deducted. That is about 7% more than the $271,858 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 10 years in all, first in 2016. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.

Estimated net pay: ~$175,426
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI): ~37.9%
CPP + EI contributions: ~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI): ~39.8%
vs. 2025 Professor median: +114%

Where does $291,517 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