James Shedden
Art Gallery of Ontario/Curator, Special Projects and Director, Publishing
2025 Salary
$127,144Total compensation $127,922, including $779 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
#35Art Gallery of Ontario
Years on List
92017–2025
Peak Salary
$127,1442025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$114,977 in 2017 is worth about $144,779 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Curator, Special Projects and Director, PublishingArt Gallery Of Ontario | $127,144Benefits $779Total $127,922 |
| 2024 | Curator, Special Projects and Director PublishingArt Gallery Of Ontario | $123,062Benefits $729Total $123,791 |
| 2023 | Manager, PublishingArt Gallery Of Ontario | $112,629Benefits $662Total $113,291 |
| 2022 | Manager, PublishingArt Gallery Of Ontario | $104,978Benefits $607Total $105,585 |
| 2021 | Manager, PublishingArt Gallery Of Ontario | $106,167Benefits $592Total $106,759 |
| 2020 | Manager, PublishingArt Gallery Of Ontario | $106,842Benefits $509Total $107,351 |
| 2019 | Manager, PublishingArt Gallery Of Ontario | $102,885Benefits $543Total $103,427 |
| 2018 | Manager, PublishingArt Gallery of Ontario | $106,812Benefits $426Total $107,238 |
| 2017 | Manager,PublishingArt Gallery of Ontario | $114,977Benefits $341Total $115,318 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on James Shedden's 2025 salary of $127,144 comes to roughly $90,934 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 24.1% effective) is deducted. It is up about 3% on the $123,062 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 9 years in all, first in 2017. 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
- ~$90,934
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.5%
Where does $127,144 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.