Donald Buchanan
Ontario Court of Justice/Presiding Justice of The Peace / Juge de paix président
2023 Salary — last year on the list
$171,421Total compensation $171,644, including $223 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
2023
Employer Rank
#367Ontario Court of Justice
Years on List
112012–2023
Peak Salary
$171,4212023
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2012–2023
$120,739 in 2012 is worth about $162,903 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2023 estimate
Of the $171,421 Donald Buchanan earned in 2023, roughly $114,159 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 33.4%. It is up about 4% on the $164,971 paid in 2022. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 11 years in all, first in 2012. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$114,159
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$4,756
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.4%
- vs. 2023 Presiding Justice of the Peace median
- about even
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Estimate only: 2023 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.