Amy Kaufman
Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario/Director, Policy, Research and System Improvement /Directrice, politiques, recherche et amélioration des systems
2025 Salary
$149,596Total compensation $150,556, including $960 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
#4Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$154,9212024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$106,352 in 2018 is worth about $130,907 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director, Policy, Research and System Improvement /Directrice, politiques, recherche et amélioration des systemsHigher Education Quality Council Of Ontario | $149,596Benefits $960Total $150,556 |
| 2024 | Director, Policy, Research and System Improvement /Directrice, politiques, recherche et amélioration des systemsHigher Education Quality Council Of Ontario | $154,921Benefits $618Total $155,539 |
| 2023 | Director, Policy, Research and System Improvement / Directrice, politiques, recherche et amélioration des systemsHigher Education Quality Council Of Ontario / Conseil ontarien de la qualité de l'enseignement supérieur? | $132,508Benefits $547Total $133,055 |
| 2022 | Director, Policy, Research and System Improvement / Directrice, politiques, recherche et amélioration des systemsHigher Education Quality Council Of Ontario | $126,844Benefits $607Total $127,451 |
| 2021 | Director, Policy, Research and System Improvement / Directrice, politiques, recherche et amélioration des systemsHigher Education Quality Council Of Ontario | $124,513Benefits $560Total $125,074 |
| 2020 | Director, Policy, Research and System Improvement / Directrice, olitiques, recherche et amélioration des systemsHigher Education Quality Council Of Ontario | $131,137Benefits $448Total $131,584 |
| 2019 | Director, Research and System Improvement / Directrice, Politiques, recherche et am�lioration des syst�mesHigher Education Quality Council Of Ontario | $120,452Benefits $462Total $120,914 |
| 2018 | Director, Special ProjectsHigher Education Quality Council of Ontario | $106,352Benefits $482Total $106,835 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Amy Kaufman's $149,596 salary works out to roughly $103,640 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 30.7%. It is down about 3% from the $154,921 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 8 years in all, first in 2018. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Crown Agencies sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$103,640
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.7%
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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.