Cara Murphy
Health/Senior Policy Advisor
2025 Salary
$117,832Total compensation $117,977, including $145 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
#844Health
Years on List
32023–2025
Peak Salary
$117,8322025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2023–2025
$100,390 in 2023 is worth about $104,927 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Policy AdvisorHealth | $117,832Benefits $145Total $117,977 |
| 2024 | Senior Policy AdvisorHealth | $112,092Benefits $136Total $112,228 |
| 2023 | Senior Policy Advisor / Conseillère principale en politiquesHealth / Santé | $100,390Benefits $43Total $100,433 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Cara Murphy's 2025 salary of $117,832 comes to roughly $85,665 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 22.6% effective) is deducted. At Health, 1,443 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $123,319; Cara Murphy's total compensation of $117,977 ranked #844. It is up about 5% on the $112,092 paid in 2024. Most Government of Ontario – Ministries employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$85,665
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~22.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.3%
- vs. 2025 Senior Policy Advisor median
- −6%
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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.