Shawn Whitehead

2025 Salary

$189,661

Total compensation $189,760, 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

#528

University of Western Ontario

Years on List

2013–2025

Peak Salary

$189,661

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation, 2013–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2013–2025

$107,000 in 2013 is worth about $143,073 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2025	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$189,661Benefits $100Total $189,760	$100	$189,760
2024	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$187,708Benefits $90Total $187,798	$90	$187,798
2023	University Of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$174,328Benefits $89Total $174,418	$89	$174,418
2022	University Of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$152,431Benefits $89Total $152,520	$89	$152,520
2021	University Of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$145,560Benefits $92Total $145,652	$92	$145,652
2020	University Of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$139,282Benefits $96Total $139,377	$96	$139,377
2019	University Of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$132,951Benefits $96Total $133,047	$96	$133,047
2018	University of Western Ontario	Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$126,908Benefits $108Total $127,016	$108	$127,016
2017	University of Western Ontario	Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$121,891Benefits $108Total $121,999	$108	$121,999
2016	University of Western Ontario	Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$118,075Benefits $103Total $118,178	$103	$118,178
2015	University of Western Ontario	Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$112,937Benefits $92Total $113,029	$92	$113,029
2014	University of Western Ontario	Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$107,971Benefits $95Total $108,067	$95	$108,067
2013	University of Western Ontario	Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$107,000Benefits $100Total $107,100	$100	$107,100

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Of the $189,661 Shawn Whitehead earned in 2025, roughly $125,357 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 33.9%. That is about 1% more than the $187,708 paid in 2024. Shawn Whitehead has appeared on the list 13 times since 2013. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.

Estimated net pay: ~$125,357
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI): ~31.0%
CPP + EI contributions: ~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI): ~33.9%
vs. 2025 Professor median: +40%

Where does $189,661 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