James Johannson-Knox

ORNGE/Critical Care Paramedic/Ambulancier paramédical en soins intensifs

2025 Salary

$165,390

Total compensation $167,624, including $2,235 in taxable benefits.

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At a Glance
2025

Employer Rank

#101

ORNGE

Years on List

2016–2025

Peak Salary

$165,390

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation, 2016–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2016–2025

$101,306 in 2016 is worth about $129,551 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2025	ORNGE	Critical Care Paramedic/Ambulancier paramédical en soins intensifsORNGE	$165,390Benefits $2,235Total $167,624	$2,235	$167,624
2024	ORNGE	Critical Care Paramedic/Ambulancier paramédical en soins intensifsORNGE	$165,232Benefits $1,867Total $167,098	$1,867	$167,098
2023	ORNGE	Critical Care Paramedic/Ambulancier paramédical en soins intensifsORNGE	$163,185Benefits $1,446Total $164,632	$1,446	$164,632
2022	ORNGE	Critical Care Paramedic/Ambulancier paramédical en soins intensifsORNGE	$147,481Benefits $1,668Total $149,149	$1,668	$149,149
2021	ORNGE	Critical Care Paramedic/Ambulancier paramédical en soins intensifsORNGE	$155,745Benefits $1,175Total $156,920	$1,175	$156,920
2020	ORNGE	Advanced Care Paramedic/Ambulancier paramédical en soins avancésORNGE	$131,612Benefits $1,818Total $133,430	$1,818	$133,430
2019	ORNGE	Advanced Care Paramedic/Ambulancier paramédical en soins avancésORNGE	$115,333Benefits $1,740Total $117,073	$1,740	$117,073
2018	Ornge	Advanced Care Paramedic/Ambulancier paramédical en soins avancésOrnge	$108,436Benefits $1,454Total $109,890	$1,454	$109,890
2017	Ornge	Advanced Care Paramedic/Ambulancier paramédical en soins avancésOrnge	$104,328Benefits $932Total $105,260	$932	$105,260
2016	ORNGE	Advanced Care ParamedicORNGE	$101,306Benefits $647Total $101,953	$647	$101,953

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

James Johannson-Knox was paid $165,390 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $112,355, an effective income-tax rate of about 28.7%. At ORNGE, 406 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $142,662; James Johannson-Knox's total compensation of $167,624 ranked #101. It is little changed from the $165,232 paid in 2024. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.

Estimated net pay: ~$112,355
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI): ~28.7%
CPP + EI contributions: ~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI): ~32.1%
vs. 2025 Critical Care Paramedic median: +11%

Where does $165,390 rank on the Sunshine List? →

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.

Also at ORNGE
2025

Also at ORNGE, 2025
#	Name	Position	Salary	Total
1	Homer Tien	President and Chief Executive Officer/ Président et directeur général	$480,102	$483,305
2	Bruce Sawadsky	Chief Medical Officer/Médecin en chef	$313,131	$315,825
3	Inna Kravitz	Chief Financial Officer/Chef des services financiers	$311,640	$311,742
4	Wade Durham	Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Operating Officer/Directeur Général Délégué et Directeur Général Délégué	$300,102	$302,685
5	Susan Kennedy	Chief Legal and Administrative Officer/Directeur juridique et administratif	$300,102	$302,629
6	Maria Isabel Atkinson	Chief Integration and Partnerhips Officer/Responsable de l'intégration et des partenariats	$300,120	$301,085
7	Percy Gyara	Chief Financial and Facilities Officer/Directeur financier et des installations	$259,717	$261,961
8	Lorinda Lee	Chief People and Learning Officer/Directrice des ressources humaines et de la formation	$257,987	$260,208
9	Sean Cross	Critical Care Paramedic/Ambulancier paramédical en soins intensifs	$251,852	$254,068
10	Michael Lewell	Associate Medical Officer-Clinical Quality and Corporate Strategy/Médecin adjoint-Qualité clinique et stratégie d'entreprise	$240,850	$242,846