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James Strachan

Workplace Safety and Insurance Board/Manager, Appeals / Gestionnaire – Appels

2025 Salary

$151,704

Total compensation $152,331, including $628 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

#260

Workplace Safety and Insurance Board

Years on List

11

2015–2025

Peak Salary

$151,704

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 11 yearly values of total compensation, from $104,314 in 2015 to $152,331 in 2025.$100K$120K$140K$160K201520172019202120232025
Total compensation, 2015–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2015–2025

$104,136 in 2015 is worth about $135,064 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Manager, Appeals / Gestionnaire – AppelsWorkplace Safety And Insurance Board$151,704
2024Manager, Appeals/Chef de service, AppelsWorkplace Safety And Insurance Board$141,921
2023Manager, Appeals/Chef De Service, AppelsWorkplace Safety And Insurance Board / Commission De La Sécurité Professionnelle Et De L'Assurance Contre Les Accidents Du Travail$133,163
2022Manager, Appeals/Chef De Service, AppelsWorkplace Safety And Insurance Board$126,088
2021Manager Appeals/Chef de service, AppelsWorkplace Safety And Insurance Board$123,335
2020Manager, Appeals\Chef de service, AppelsWorkplace Safety And Insurance Board$124,072
2019Senior Planner, Operations\Planificateur principal, OpérationsWorkplace Safety And Insurance Board$120,038
2018Senior Planner Operations\Planificateur principal, OpérationsWorkplace Safety and Insurance Board$112,886
2017Assistant Director Operations/Directeur adjoint OpérationsWorkplace Safety And Insurance Board$113,211
2016Executive Assistant / Adjoint exécutiveWorkplace Safety and Insurance Board$110,603
2015Assistant Director, Operations / Directeur adjoint, OpérationsWorkplace Safety and Insurance Board$104,136

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, James Strachan's $151,704 salary works out to roughly $104,823 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 30.9%. It is up about 7% on the $141,921 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 11 years in all, first in 2015. 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
~$104,823
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~27.3%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~30.9%

Where does $151,704 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.

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