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Michelle Welch

Physician at West Elgin Community Health Centre. On Ontario’s disclosure list 3 years between 2023 and 2025.

Salary disclosure2025
Michelle Welch
Physician
West Elgin Community Health Centre
Salary paid
$187,983.12
Taxable benefits
$768.63
Total disclosed
$188,751.75
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: −$94,364 (−33.4%)
3years on
the list

Among 371 people with the title “Physician” in 2025

Paid more than 25% of them. Their median: $233,893.

Among 11 people at West Elgin Community Health Centre in 2025

3rd highest paid. Their median: $132,716.

Paid more than 93% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.

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Salary by year

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YearSalaryMedian for the job
2023$100,171$198,319
2024$282,347$199,293
2025$187,983$233,893

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsChange
2025West Elgin Community Health CentrePhysician$187,983$769−$94,364
2024West Elgin Community Health CentrePhysician$282,347$1,175+$182,176
2023West Elgin Community Health CentrePhysician$100,171$267

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Questions and answers

Why is Michelle Welch on the disclosure list?

West Elgin Community Health Centre paid Michelle Welch $187,983 in 2025. Ontario’s public employers must disclose everyone they paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year, under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.

What does “salary paid” include?

What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. How the lists work

What do the comparisons mean?

Ranks and shares are among people on the same year’s list only: those with the same title, those at the same employer, or everyone listed. People paid under $100,000 are not on the list, so they are not counted.

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