Christopher B Leitch
Regional Municipality of Durham/Principal Planner
2023 Salary — last year on the list
$116,740Total compensation $117,521, including $781 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
2023
Employer Rank
#1,264Regional Municipality of Durham
Years on List
92015–2023
Peak Salary
$116,7402023
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2023
$100,744 in 2015 is worth about $130,664 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Principal PlannerRegional Municipality Of Durham | $116,740Benefits $781Total $117,521 |
| 2022 | Principal PlannerRegional Municipality Of Durham | $113,752Benefits $668Total $114,420 |
| 2021 | Principal PlannerRegional Municipality Of Durham | $109,366Benefits $651Total $110,017 |
| 2020 | Principal PlannerRegional Municipality Of Durham | $112,895Benefits $647Total $113,542 |
| 2019 | Principal PlannerRegional Municipality Of Durham | $107,159Benefits $637Total $107,796 |
| 2018 | Principal PlannerRegional Municipality of Durham | $105,125Benefits $627Total $105,752 |
| 2017 | Principal PlannerRegional Municipality of Durham | $103,328Benefits $588Total $103,916 |
| 2016 | Principal PlannerRegional Municipality of Durham | $101,264Benefits $473Total $101,737 |
| 2015 | Principal PlannerRegional Municipality of Durham | $100,744Benefits $426Total $101,170 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2023 estimate
Of the $116,740 Christopher B Leitch earned in 2023, roughly $83,718 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 28.3%. For comparison, the median Principal Planner on the 2023 list was paid $117,362; this salary is about 1% less. Christopher B Leitch has appeared on the list 9 times since 2015. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$83,718
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$4,756
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.3%
- vs. 2023 Principal Planner median
- −1%
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Estimate only: 2023 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.