Ian Howcroft
Skills Canada Ontario/Chief Executive Officer
2025 Salary
$281,723Total compensation $282,100, including $377 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
#1Skills Canada Ontario
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$281,7232025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$182,243 in 2018 is worth about $224,320 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chief Executive OfficerSkills Canada Ontario | $281,723Benefits $377Total $282,100 |
| 2024 | Chief Executive OfficerSkills Canada Ontario | $256,454Benefits $473Total $256,927 |
| 2023 | Chief Executive OfficerSkills Canada Ontario | $243,197Benefits $636Total $243,833 |
| 2022 | Chief Executive OfficerSkills Canada Ontario | $240,340Benefits $622Total $240,962 |
| 2021 | Chief Executive OfficerSkills Canada Ontario | $232,533Benefits $614Total $233,147 |
| 2020 | Chief Executive OfficerSkills Canada Ontario | $207,930Benefits $612Total $208,542 |
| 2019 | Chief Executive OfficerSkills Canada Ontario | $202,689Benefits $681Total $203,370 |
| 2018 | Chief Executive OfficerSkills Canada Ontario | $182,243Benefits $1,894Total $184,137 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Ian Howcroft's $281,723 salary works out to roughly $170,874 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 39.3%. It is up about 10% on the $256,454 paid in 2024. Ian Howcroft has appeared on the list 8 times since 2018. 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
- ~$170,874
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~37.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~39.3%
- vs. 2025 Chief Executive Officer median
- +53%
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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.