James Cox
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board/Legal Counsel III / Conseiller(ère) juridique – Niveau III
2025 Salary
$246,092Total compensation $246,936, including $844 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
#31Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
Years on List
132012–2025
Peak Salary
$246,0922025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2012–2025
$100,265 in 2012 is worth about $135,279 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Legal Counsel III / Conseiller(ère) juridique – Niveau IIIWorkplace Safety And Insurance Board | $246,092Benefits $844Total $246,936 |
| 2024 | Legal Counsel III/Conseiller juridique IIIWorkplace Safety And Insurance Board | $176,911Benefits $763Total $177,674 |
| 2023 | Legal Counsel Iii/Conseiller Juridique IiiWorkplace Safety And Insurance Board / Commission De La Sécurité Professionnelle Et De L'Assurance Contre Les Accidents Du Travail | $169,916Benefits $553Total $170,469 |
| 2022 | Legal Counsel Iii/Conseiller Juridique IiiWorkplace Safety And Insurance Board | $163,620Benefits $332Total $163,952 |
| 2021 | Legal Counsel III/Conseiller juridique IIIWorkplace Safety And Insurance Board | $158,761Benefits $323Total $159,084 |
| 2019 | Legal Counsel III\Avocat IIIWorkplace Safety And Insurance Board | $151,475Benefits $279Total $151,754 |
| 2018 | Legal Counsel III\Avocat IIIWorkplace Safety and Insurance Board | $150,961Benefits $261Total $151,221 |
| 2017 | Legal Counsel III/Avocat IIIWorkplace Safety And Insurance Board | $143,100Benefits $225Total $143,325 |
| 2016 | Legal Counsel II / Avocat IIWorkplace Safety and Insurance Board | $134,315Benefits $239Total $134,555 |
| 2015 | Legal Counsel II / Avocat IIWorkplace Safety and Insurance Board | $132,379Benefits $221Total $132,600 |
| 2014 | Legal Counsel II / Avocat IIWorkplace Safety and Insurance Board | $121,145Benefits $202Total $121,347 |
| 2013 | Legal CounselWorkplace Safety & Insurance Board | $107,598Benefits $184Total $107,782 |
| 2012 | Legal CounselWorkplace Safety & Insurance Board | $100,265Benefits $400Total $100,665 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on James Cox's 2025 salary of $246,092 comes to roughly $154,006 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 35.2% effective) is deducted. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $176,911, that is a rise of about 39%. James Cox has appeared on the list 13 times since 2012. Most Crown Agencies employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$154,006
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~35.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~37.4%
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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.