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Jennifer Schaffer

Information and Privacy Commissioner/Mediator and Investigator / Médiatrice et enquêtrice

2025 Salary

$125,384

Total compensation $125,545, including $161 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

#74

Information and Privacy Commissioner

Years on List

9

2017–2025

Peak Salary

$125,384

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 9 yearly values of total compensation, from $103,573 in 2017 to $125,545 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K201720192020202220232025
Total compensation, 2017–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2017–2025

$103,422 in 2017 is worth about $130,229 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Mediator and Investigator / Médiatrice et enquêtriceInformation And Privacy Commissioner$125,384
2024Mediator and Investigator / Médiatrice et enquêtriceInformation And Privacy Commissioner$124,904
2023Mediator and Investigator / Médiatrice et enquêtriceInformation And Privacy Commissioner / Commissaire à l'information et à la protection de la vie privée$111,828
2022Mediator and Investigator / Médiatrice et enquêtriceInformation And Privacy Commissioner$109,650
2021Mediator and Investigator / Médiatrice et enquêtriceInformation And Privacy Commissioner$109,673
2020Mediator and Investigator / Médiatrice et enquêtriceInformation And Privacy Commissioner$104,383
2019Mediator and Investigator / Médiatrice et enquêtriceInformation And Privacy Commissioner$100,608
2018Mediator and Investigator / Médiatrice et enquêtriceInformation and Privacy Commissioner$104,828
2017Mediator and Investigator / Médiatrice et enquêtriceInformation and Privacy Commissioner / Commissaire à l'information et à la protection de la vie privée$103,422

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Jennifer Schaffer's 2025 salary of $125,384 comes to roughly $89,938 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 23.9% effective) is deducted. On total compensation of $125,545, Jennifer Schaffer ranked #74 of 118 disclosed at Information and Privacy Commissioner that year, where the median salary was $129,715. Most Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.

Estimated net pay
~$89,938
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~23.9%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~28.3%

Where does $125,384 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.

Also at Information and Privacy Commissioner
2025

View all 118 employees at Information and Privacy Commissioner (2025) →