David Lam
Finance/Senior Policy Advisor
2025 Salary
$139,795Total compensation $139,962, including $168 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
#179Finance
Years on List
32023–2025
Peak Salary
$139,7952025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2023–2025
$116,352 in 2023 is worth about $121,610 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Policy AdvisorFinance | $139,795Benefits $168Total $139,962 |
| 2024 | Senior Policy AdvisorFinance | $123,763Benefits $157Total $123,920 |
| 2023 | Senior Legislative Design Specialist / Spécialiste principal de l’élaboration des mesures législativesFinance / Finances | $116,352Benefits $100Total $116,452 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
David Lam was paid $139,795 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $98,094, an effective income-tax rate of about 25.9%. Within Finance, David Lam's total compensation of $139,962 was the #179 of 656, against a median salary of $128,480. For comparison, the median Senior Policy Advisor on the 2025 list was paid $125,377; this salary is about 11% more. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$98,094
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.8%
- vs. 2025 Senior Policy Advisor median
- +11%
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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.