Chris Steele
Art Gallery of Ontario/Director, Information Technology
2025 Salary
$149,164Total compensation $150,239, including $1,075 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
#16Art Gallery of Ontario
Years on List
122014–2025
Peak Salary
$149,1642025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2014–2025
$100,781 in 2014 is worth about $132,175 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director, Information TechnologyArt Gallery Of Ontario | $149,164Benefits $1,075Total $150,239 |
| 2024 | Director, Information TechnologyArt Gallery Of Ontario | $145,954Benefits $1,029Total $146,982 |
| 2023 | Director, Information TechnologyArt Gallery Of Ontario | $142,907Benefits $1,003Total $143,910 |
| 2022 | Director, Information TechnologyArt Gallery Of Ontario | $139,521Benefits $956Total $140,478 |
| 2021 | Associate Director, Information TechnologyArt Gallery Of Ontario | $128,678Benefits $882Total $129,560 |
| 2020 | Associate Director, Information TechnologyArt Gallery Of Ontario | $129,503Benefits $852Total $130,355 |
| 2019 | Associate Director, Information TechnologyArt Gallery Of Ontario | $124,706Benefits $822Total $125,528 |
| 2018 | Associate Director, Information TechnologyArt Gallery of Ontario | $123,565Benefits $679Total $124,244 |
| 2017 | Associate Director, Information TechnologyArt Gallery of Ontario | $114,670Benefits $558Total $115,227 |
| 2016 | Manager, Information TechnologyArt Gallery of Ontario | $111,275Benefits $546Total $111,821 |
| 2015 | Manager, Information TechnologyArt Gallery of Ontario | $109,175Benefits $656Total $109,831 |
| 2014 | Manager, Information TechnologyArt Gallery of Ontario | $100,781Benefits $595Total $101,377 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $149,164 Chris Steele earned in 2025, roughly $103,395 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 30.7%. At Art Gallery of Ontario, 76 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $127,005; Chris Steele's total compensation of $150,239 ranked #16. Chris Steele has appeared on the list 12 times since 2014. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$103,395
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.7%
- vs. 2025 Director of Information Technology median
- −2%
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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.