Jason Macfarlane
Mars Discovery District/Head of Venture and Partner Services
2025 Salary
$270,730Total compensation $278,233, including $7,503 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
#3Mars Discovery District
Years on List
102016–2025
Peak Salary
$270,7302025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2016–2025
$139,051 in 2016 is worth about $177,821 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Head of Venture and Partner ServicesMaRS Discovery District | $270,730 |
| 2024 | Vice President, Programming and Corporate InnovationMaRS Discovery District | $231,742 |
| 2023 | Vice President, Innovation EcosystemMaRS Discovery District | $269,125 |
| 2022 | Vice President, Venture Services ProductsMaRS Discovery District | $225,050 |
| 2021 | Head of Advanced Manufacturing, Venture ServicesMaRS Discovery District | $212,667 |
| 2020 | Head of Advanced Manufacturing, Venture ServicesMaRS Discovery District | $198,193 |
| 2019 | Head of Advanced Manufacturing, Venture ServicesMaRS Discovery District | $201,875 |
| 2018 | Head of Advanced Manufacturing, Cleantech Venture ServicesMars Discovery District | $197,200 |
| 2017 | Head of Advanced Manufacturing, Cleantech Venture Services / Chef de fabrication avancée, Technologies propresMars Discovery District | $195,418 |
| 2016 | Head of Advanced Manufacturing, Cleantech Venture Services / Chef de fabrication avancée, Services enterprises des Technologies propresMaRS Discovery District | $139,051 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Jason Macfarlane's 2025 salary of $270,730 comes to roughly $165,765 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 36.7% effective) is deducted. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $231,742, that is a rise of about 17%. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 10 years in all, first in 2016. 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
- ~$165,765
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~36.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~38.8%
Where does $270,730 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.