Jack Blum
Reel Canada/Executive Director
2025 Salary
$204,498Total compensation $204,498, including $0 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
#1Reel Canada
Years on List
92017–2025
Peak Salary
$204,4982025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$125,000 in 2017 is worth about $157,401 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Executive DirectorReel Canada | $204,498Benefits $0Total $204,498 |
| 2024 | Executive DirectorReel Canada | $199,498Benefits $0Total $199,498 |
| 2023 | Executive DirectorReel Canada | $199,133Benefits $0Total $199,133 |
| 2022 | Executive DirectorReel Canada | $190,000Benefits $0Total $190,000 |
| 2021 | Executive DirectorReel Canada | $189,231Benefits $0Total $189,231 |
| 2020 | Executive DirectorReel Canada | $178,813Benefits $0Total $178,813 |
| 2019 | Executive DirectorReel Canada | $129,952Benefits $0Total $129,952 |
| 2018 | Executive DirectorReel Canada | $125,000Benefits $0Total $125,000 |
| 2017 | Executive DirectorReel Canada | $125,000Benefits $0Total $125,000 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $204,498 Jack Blum earned in 2025, roughly $132,882 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 35.0%. For comparison, the median Executive Director on the 2025 list was paid $138,896; this salary is about 47% more. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $199,498, that is a rise of about 3%. 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
- ~$132,882
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~35.0%
- vs. 2025 Executive Director median
- +47%
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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.