Gillian L Nicholls
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board/Director, Operations / Direction – Opérations
2025 Salary
$163,700Total compensation $163,757, including $58 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
#187Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
Years on List
102016–2025
Peak Salary
$168,6762024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2016–2025
$103,286 in 2016 is worth about $132,084 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Gillian L Nicholls was paid $163,700 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $111,425, an effective income-tax rate of about 28.6%. It is down about 3% from the $168,676 paid in 2024. For comparison, the median Director Operations Direction on the 2025 list was paid $153,981; this salary is about 6% more. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Crown Agencies sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$111,425
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.9%
- vs. 2025 Director Operations Direction median
- +6%
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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.