James Pearce
Transportation/Assistant Deputy Minister, Transit Division
2025 Salary
$269,296Total compensation $269,548, including $252 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
#5Transportation
Years on List
62020–2025
Peak Salary
$269,2962025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$131,621 in 2020 is worth about $157,752 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Assistant Deputy Minister, Transit DivisionTransportation | $269,296 |
| 2024 | Assistant Deputy Minister, Transit DivisionTransportation | $180,279 |
| 2023 | Director, Transit Capital and Operations / Directeur, Immobilisations et activités en matière de transport en communTransportation / Transports | $153,535 |
| 2022 | Director, Capital Projects OversightTransportation | $147,650 |
| 2021 | Director, Municipal ProgramsTransportation | $141,991 |
| 2020 | Director, Municipal ProgramsTransportation | $131,621 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $269,296 James Pearce earned in 2025, roughly $165,099 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 38.7%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $180,279, that is a rise of about 49%. James Pearce has appeared on the list 6 times since 2020. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$165,099
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~36.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~38.7%
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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.