James Ziegler
Ontario Court of Justice/Presiding Justice of the Peace
2025 Salary
$178,015Total compensation $178,237, including $223 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
#591Ontario Court of Justice
Years on List
182005–2025
Peak Salary
$178,0152025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2005–2025
$104,625 in 2005 is worth about $160,556 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $178,015 James Ziegler earned in 2025, roughly $119,302 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 33.0%. The 2025 median for Presiding Justice of the Peace on the list was $178,015, almost exactly this figure. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 18 years in all, first in 2005. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$119,302
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.0%
- vs. 2025 Presiding Justice of the Peace median
- about even
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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.