James Liu
City of Toronto/Building Engineer
2025 Salary
$151,011Total compensation $151,957, including $946 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
#3,159City of Toronto
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$151,0112025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$105,598 in 2021 is worth about $122,452 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Building EngineerCity Of Toronto | $151,011Benefits $946Total $151,957 |
| 2024 | Building EngineerCity Of Toronto | $140,213Benefits $898Total $141,111 |
| 2023 | Building EngineerCity Of Toronto | $118,595Benefits $899Total $119,494 |
| 2022 | Building EngineerCity Of Toronto | $118,324Benefits $832Total $119,156 |
| 2021 | Building EngineerCity Of Toronto | $105,598Benefits $798Total $106,396 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on James Liu's 2025 salary of $151,011 comes to roughly $104,441 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 27.2% effective) is deducted. That is about 8% more than the $140,213 paid in 2024. Among those listed as Building Engineer in 2025, the median was $137,532; this salary sits about 10% above it. James Liu has appeared on the list 5 times since 2021. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$104,441
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.8%
- vs. 2025 Building Engineer 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.