Christopher Byers
Ontario Securities Commission/Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal
2025 Salary
$221,994Total compensation $223,101, including $1,107 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
#118Ontario Securities Commission
Years on List
222002–2025
Peak Salary
$226,7132024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2002–2025
$106,339 in 2002 is worth about $174,608 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Christopher Byers's 2025 salary of $221,994 comes to roughly $141,917 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 33.6% effective) is deducted. For comparison, the median Senior Legal Counsel on the 2025 list was paid $188,510; this salary is about 18% more. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 22 years in all, first in 2002. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$141,917
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~36.1%
- vs. 2025 Senior Legal Counsel median
- +18%
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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.