Eric Cheng
City of Toronto/Solicitor 2
2025 Salary
$167,880Total compensation $168,920, including $1,040 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
#1,534City of Toronto
Years on List
22024–2025
Peak Salary
$167,8802025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2024–2025
$139,531 in 2024 is worth about $142,392 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Solicitor 2City Of Toronto | $167,880Benefits $1,040Total $168,920 |
| 2024 | Solicitor 2City Of Toronto | $139,531Benefits $913Total $140,444 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $167,880 Eric Cheng earned in 2025, roughly $113,725 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 32.3%. It is up about 20% on the $139,531 paid in 2024. On total compensation of $168,920, Eric Cheng ranked #1,534 of 13,079 disclosed at City of Toronto that year, where the median salary was $128,018. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$113,725
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.3%
- vs. 2025 Solicitor 2 median
- +7%
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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.