Robert J Klassen

2025 Salary

$141,951

Total compensation $143,550, including $1,600 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

#1,162

University of Western Ontario

Years on List

2008–2025

Peak Salary

$179,767

2023

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation, 2008–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2008–2025

$103,503 in 2008 is worth about $148,950 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2025	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$141,951Benefits $1,600Total $143,550	$1,600	$143,550
2023	University Of Western Ontario	Associate Dean/ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$179,767Benefits $89Total $179,856	$89	$179,856
2021	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$170,187Benefits $92Total $170,278	$92	$170,278
2020	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$164,787Benefits $96Total $164,883	$96	$164,883
2019	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$158,772Benefits $96Total $158,868	$96	$158,868
2018	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$152,525Benefits $108Total $152,633	$108	$152,633
2017	University of Western Ontario	Associate Dean/Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$148,290Benefits $108Total $148,398	$108	$148,398
2015	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$130,128Benefits $92Total $130,220	$92	$130,220
2012	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$122,837Benefits $95Total $122,933	$95	$122,933
2011	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$117,025Benefits $101Total $117,126	$101	$117,126
2010	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$113,383Benefits $112Total $113,495	$112	$113,495
2008	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$103,503Benefits $155Total $103,657	$155	$103,657

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Robert J Klassen's 2025 salary of $141,951 comes to roughly $99,314 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 26.2% effective) is deducted. It is down about 21% from the $179,767 paid in 2023. Robert J Klassen has appeared on the list 12 times since 2008. 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: ~$99,314
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI): ~26.2%
CPP + EI contributions: ~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI): ~30.0%
vs. 2025 Professor median: +4%

Where does $141,951 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