Jeff Brinsmead
Natural Resources and Forestry/Fish and Wildlife Legislative Specialist
2025 Salary
$126,303Total compensation $126,458, including $155 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
#466Natural Resources and Forestry
Years on List
52020–2025
Peak Salary
$126,3032025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$101,854 in 2020 is worth about $122,076 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fish and Wildlife Legislative SpecialistNatural Resources | $126,303Benefits $155Total $126,458 |
| 2024 | Fish and Wildlife Legislative SpecialistNatural Resources and Forestry | $123,359Benefits $249Total $123,609 |
| 2023 | Fish and Wildlife Legislative Specialist / Spécialiste des mesures législatives, pêche et fauneNatural Resources and Forestry / Richesses Naturelles Et Forêts | $107,648Benefits $238Total $107,887 |
| 2021 | Senior Invasive Species BiologistNatural Resources And Forestry | $103,889Benefits $230Total $104,119 |
| 2020 | Senior Invasive Species BiologistNatural Resources And Forestry | $101,854Benefits $225Total $102,079 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Jeff Brinsmead's 2025 salary of $126,303 comes to roughly $90,458 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 24.0% effective) is deducted. That is about 2% more than the $123,359 paid in 2024. Jeff Brinsmead has appeared on the list 5 times since 2020. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Government of Ontario – Ministries sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$90,458
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.4%
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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.