Hugh Chow
Venturelab Innovation Centre/Chief Executive Officer
2025 Salary
$491,463Total compensation $493,241, including $1,779 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
#1Venturelab Innovation Centre
Years on List
22024–2025
Peak Salary
$491,4632025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2024–2025
$345,000 in 2024 is worth about $352,076 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chief Executive OfficerVenturelab Innovation Centre | $491,463Benefits $1,779Total $493,241 |
| 2024 | Chief Executive OfficeVenturelab Innovation Centre | $345,000Benefits $1,779Total $346,779 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $491,463 Hugh Chow earned in 2025, roughly $268,341 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 45.4%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $345,000, that is a rise of about 42%. That is about 168% above the 2025 median of $183,562 for Chief Executive Officer on the Sunshine List. 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
- ~$268,341
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~44.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~45.4%
- vs. 2025 Chief Executive Officer median
- +168%
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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.