Erik Girard
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade/Senior Policy Advisor
2025 Salary
$135,677Total compensation $135,845, including $167 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
#139Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$135,6772025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$103,358 in 2021 is worth about $119,854 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Policy AdvisorEconomic Development, Job Creation and Trade | $135,677Benefits $167Total $135,845 |
| 2024 | Senior Policy AdvisorEconomic Development, Job Creation and Trade | $133,200Benefits $160Total $133,361 |
| 2023 | Senior Policy Advisor / Conseiller principal en politiquesEconomic Development, Job Creation and Trade / Développement économique, Création d'emplois et Commerce | $119,588Benefits $154Total $119,743 |
| 2022 | Senior Policy AdvisorEconomic Development, Job Creation and Trade | $121,855Benefits $152Total $122,007 |
| 2021 | Senior Policy AdvisorEconomic Development, Job Creation and Trade | $103,358Benefits $146Total $103,504 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Erik Girard's $135,677 salary works out to roughly $95,763 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 29.4%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $133,200, that is a rise of about 2%. Erik Girard has appeared on the list 5 times since 2021. 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
- ~$95,763
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.4%
- vs. 2025 Senior Policy Advisor median
- +8%
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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.