Clara Chan
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade/Assistant Deputy Minister, Small Business and Program Delivery
2025 Salary
$274,772Total compensation $275,039, including $268 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
#6Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
Years on List
62019–2025
Peak Salary
$274,7722025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$153,411 in 2019 is worth about $185,221 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Assistant Deputy Minister, Small Business and Program DeliveryEconomic Development, Job Creation and Trade | $274,772Benefits $268Total $275,039 |
| 2024 | Assistant Deputy Minister, Small Business and Program DeliveryEconomic Development, Job Creation and Trade | $206,533Benefits $232Total $206,765 |
| 2023 | Assistant Deputy Minister, Small Business and Program Delivery / Sous-ministre adjointe, Soutien aux petites entreprises et prestation des programmesEconomic Development, Job Creation and Trade / Développement économique, Création d'emplois et Commerce | $179,358Benefits $217Total $179,574 |
| 2022 | Assistant Deputy Minister, Small Business and Program DeliveryEconomic Development, Job Creation and Trade | $156,086Benefits $252Total $156,337 |
| 2020 | Director, Funding AdministrationEconomic Development, Job Creation and Trade | $159,502Benefits $192Total $159,693 |
| 2019 | Director, Funding AdministrationEconomic Development, Job Creation and Trade | $153,411Benefits $189Total $153,600 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $274,772 Clara Chan earned in 2025, roughly $167,644 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 39.0%. Within Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Clara Chan's total compensation of $275,039 was the #6 of 377, against a median salary of $129,341. Clara Chan has appeared on the list 6 times since 2019. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$167,644
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~37.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~39.0%
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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.