Yang Song

2025 Salary

$165,473

Total compensation $165,573, including $100 in taxable benefits.

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At a Glance
2025

Employer Rank

#854

University of Western Ontario

Years on List

2015–2025

Peak Salary

$165,473

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

$111,752 in 2015 is worth about $144,942 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2025	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$165,473Benefits $100Total $165,573	$100	$165,573
2024	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$160,063Benefits $90Total $160,153	$90	$160,153
2023	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$153,294Benefits $89Total $153,383	$89	$153,383
2022	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$148,296Benefits $89Total $148,385	$89	$148,385
2021	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$141,153Benefits $92Total $141,244	$92	$141,244
2020	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$126,225Benefits $96Total $126,321	$96	$126,321
2019	University Of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario	$112,306Benefits $96Total $112,402	$96	$112,402
2018	University of Western Ontario	ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$119,590Benefits $108Total $119,698	$108	$119,698
2017	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$120,624Benefits $108Total $120,732	$108	$120,732
2016	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$116,025Benefits $103Total $116,128	$103	$116,128
2015	University of Western Ontario	Associate ProfessorUniversity of Western Ontario	$111,752Benefits $92Total $111,844	$92	$111,844

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Yang Song was paid $165,473 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $112,400, an effective income-tax rate of about 28.7%. At University of Western Ontario, 1,963 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $156,504; Yang Song's total compensation of $165,573 ranked #854. 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: ~$112,400
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI): ~28.7%
CPP + EI contributions: ~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI): ~32.1%
vs. 2025 Professor median: +22%

Where does $165,473 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