Deborah Gold
Balance/Executive Director
2024 Salary — last year on the list
$126,499Total compensation $129,001, including $2,502 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
2024
Employer Rank
#1Balance
Years on List
22023–2024
Peak Salary
$126,4992024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2023–2024
$111,454 in 2023 is worth about $116,491 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Executive DirectorBalance | $126,499Benefits $2,502Total $129,001 |
| 2023 | Executive DirectorBalance | $111,454Benefits $2,186Total $113,640 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2024 estimate
Take-home on Deborah Gold's 2024 salary of $126,499 comes to roughly $90,023 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 24.8% effective) is deducted. On total compensation of $129,001, Deborah Gold ranked #1 of 1 disclosed at Balance that year. It is up about 13% on the $111,454 paid in 2023. Members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less after pension contributions, which this estimate leaves out.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$90,023
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,105
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.8%
- vs. 2024 Executive Director median
- −6%
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Estimate only: 2024 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.