Sarah Bassnett

2025 Salary

$167,096

Total compensation $167,196, 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

#825

University of Western Ontario

Years on List

2015–2025

Peak Salary

$167,096

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation, 2015–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2015–2025

$108,907 in 2015 is worth about $141,252 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2025	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$167,096Benefits $100Total $167,196	$100	$167,196
2024	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$160,690Benefits $90Total $160,780	$90	$160,780
2023	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$152,960Benefits $89Total $153,050	$89	$153,050
2022	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$135,070Benefits $89Total $135,159	$89	$135,159
2021	University Of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$141,319Benefits $92Total $141,411	$92	$141,411
2020	University Of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$135,679Benefits $96Total $135,775	$96	$135,775
2019	University Of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$129,935Benefits $96Total $130,031	$96	$130,031
2018	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$114,008Benefits $108Total $114,116	$108	$114,116
2017	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$117,966Benefits $108Total $118,074	$108	$118,074
2016	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$113,656Benefits $103Total $113,759	$103	$113,759
2015	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$108,907Benefits $92Total $108,999	$92	$108,999

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Sarah Bassnett's $167,096 salary works out to roughly $113,294 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 32.2%. For comparison, the median Professor on the 2025 list was paid $135,910; this salary is about 23% more. Sarah Bassnett has appeared on the list 11 times since 2015. 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: ~$113,294
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI): ~28.9%
CPP + EI contributions: ~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI): ~32.2%
vs. 2025 Professor median: +23%

Where does $167,096 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