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Jean-Bernard Caron

Royal Ontario Museum/Richard M Ivey Curator of Invertebrate Palaeontology/Conservateur Richard M Ivey de paléontologie des invertébrés

2025 Salary

$217,458

Total compensation $217,811, including $353 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

#15

Royal Ontario Museum

Years on List

11

2015–2025

Peak Salary

$217,458

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 11 yearly values of total compensation, from $101,605 in 2015 to $217,811 in 2025.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K$225K201520172019202120232025
Total compensation, 2015–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2015–2025

$101,229 in 2015 is worth about $131,294 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Richard M Ivey Curator of Invertebrate Palaeontology/Conservateur Richard M Ivey de paléontologie des invertébrésRoyal Ontario Museum$217,458Benefits $353Total $217,811
2024Richard M Ivey Curator of Invertebrate Palaeontology/Conservateur Richard M Ivey de paléontologie des invertébrésRoyal Ontario Museum$146,331Benefits $338Total $146,669
2023Richard M Ivey Curator of Invertebrate Palaeontology/Conservateur Richard M Ivey de paléontologie des invertébrésRoyal Ontario Museum / Musée royal de l'Ontario$146,333Benefits $375Total $146,707
2022Richard M Ivey Curator of Invertebrate Palaeontology/Conservateur Richard M Ivey de paléontologie des invertébrésRoyal Ontario Museum$146,324Benefits $457Total $146,781
2021Richard M Ivey Curator of Invertebrate Palaeontology/Conservateur Richard M Ivey de paléontologie des invertébrésRoyal Ontario Museum$147,204Benefits $552Total $147,757
2020Richard M Ivey Curator of Invertebrate Palaeontology/Conservateur Richard M Ivey de paléontologie des invertébrésRoyal Ontario Museum$126,678Benefits $545Total $127,223
2019Richard M Ivey Curator of Invertebrate Palaeontology/Conservateur Richard M Ivey, Pal�ontologie des invert�br�sRoyal Ontario Museum$139,285Benefits $512Total $139,797
2018Senior Curator/Conservateur principalRoyal Ontario Museum$130,032Benefits $477Total $130,509
2017Senior Curator/Conservateur principalRoyal Ontario Museum / Musée Royal De L'Ontario$118,505Benefits $443Total $118,948
2016Senior Curator / Conservateur principalRoyal Ontario Museum$109,166Benefits $405Total $109,571
2015Curator, Invertebrate Palaeontology / Conservateur, Paléontologie des invertébrésRoyal Ontario Museum$101,229Benefits $375Total $101,605

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Jean-Bernard Caron's $217,458 salary works out to roughly $139,585 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 35.8%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $146,331, that is a rise of about 49%. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 11 years in all, first in 2015. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay
~$139,585
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~33.3%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~35.8%

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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.

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2025

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