David Barnes
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade/Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Industries
2025 Salary
$319,744Total compensation $320,055, including $311 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
#4Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$319,7442025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$198,571 in 2019 is worth about $239,745 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic IndustriesEconomic Development, Job Creation and Trade | $319,744 |
| 2024 | Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic IndustriesEconomic Development, Job Creation and Trade | $249,527 |
| 2023 | Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Industries / Sous-ministre adjoint, Secteurs stratégiquesEconomic Development, Job Creation and Trade / Développement économique, Création d'emplois et Commerce | $240,517 |
| 2022 | Assistant Deputy Minister, Trade Policy, Industry and InvestmentEconomic Development, Job Creation and Trade | $219,651 |
| 2021 | Assistant Deputy Minister, Trade Policy, Industry and InvestmentEconomic Development, Job Creation and Trade | $196,586 |
| 2020 | Assistant Deputy Minister, Trade and InvestmentEconomic Development, Job Creation and Trade | $192,745 |
| 2019 | Assistant Deputy Minister, Trade and InvestmentEconomic Development, Job Creation and Trade | $198,571 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
David Barnes was paid $319,744 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $188,543, an effective income-tax rate of about 39.3%. It is up about 28% on the $249,527 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 7 years in all, first in 2019. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Government of Ontario – Ministries sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$188,543
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~39.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~41.0%
Where does $319,744 rank on the Sunshine List? →
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.