Insiya Essajee
Ontario Human Rights Commission/Counsel
2025 Salary
$268,803Total compensation $269,087, including $284 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
Records separated by several years; may be more than one person.
At a Glance
2025
Employer Rank
#4Ontario Human Rights Commission
Years on List
52016–2025
Peak Salary
$268,8032025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2016–2025
$104,761 in 2016 is worth about $133,970 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CounselOntario Human Rights Commission | $268,803Benefits $284Total $269,087 |
| 2020 | CounselOntario Human Rights Commission | $151,953Benefits $193Total $152,146 |
| 2019 | CounselOntario Human Rights Commission | $143,691Benefits $181Total $143,872 |
| 2017 | Counsel / AvocateOntario Human Rights Commission / Commission ontarienne des droits de la personne | $120,218Benefits $179Total $120,397 |
| 2016 | CounselOntario Human Rights Commission | $104,761Benefits $164Total $104,925 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Insiya Essajee's 2025 salary of $268,803 comes to roughly $164,870 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 36.6% effective) is deducted. The 2020 record under this name shows $151,953. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 5 years in all, first in 2016. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Crown Agencies sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$164,870
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~36.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~38.7%
- vs. 2025 Counsel median
- +10%
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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.