Jessica Kowalski
Information and Privacy Commissioner/Adjudicator / Arbitre
2025 Salary
$162,593Total compensation $162,802, including $208 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
#29Information and Privacy Commissioner
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$162,5932025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$119,751 in 2018 is worth about $147,400 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Adjudicator / ArbitreInformation And Privacy Commissioner | $162,593Benefits $208Total $162,802 |
| 2024 | Adjudicator / ArbitreInformation And Privacy Commissioner | $162,567Benefits $204Total $162,771 |
| 2023 | Adjudicator / ArbitreInformation And Privacy Commissioner / Commissaire à l'information et à la protection de la vie privée | $146,009Benefits $191Total $146,200 |
| 2022 | Adjudicator / ArbitreInformation And Privacy Commissioner | $142,591Benefits $190Total $142,781 |
| 2021 | Adjudicator / ArbitreInformation And Privacy Commissioner | $148,416Benefits $187Total $148,603 |
| 2020 | Adjudicator / ArbitreInformation And Privacy Commissioner | $135,367Benefits $179Total $135,546 |
| 2019 | Adjudicator / ArbitreInformation And Privacy Commissioner | $132,257Benefits $175Total $132,433 |
| 2018 | Adjudicator / ArbitreInformation and Privacy Commissioner | $119,751Benefits $141Total $119,892 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Jessica Kowalski was paid $162,593 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $110,816, an effective income-tax rate of about 28.5%. It is little changed from the $162,567 paid in 2024. Jessica Kowalski has appeared on the list 8 times since 2018. 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
- ~$110,816
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.8%
- vs. 2025 Adjudicator Arbitre 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.