Joanna Smith

Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal/Full-Time Vice Chair / Vice-présidente à temps plein

2025 Salary

$180,248

Total compensation $180,456, including $208 in taxable benefits.

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At a Glance
2025

Employer Rank

#24

Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal

Years on List

2015–2025

Peak Salary

$180,248

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation, 2015–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2015–2025

$139,505 in 2015 is worth about $180,937 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2025	Workplace Safety And Insurance Appeals Tribunal	Full-Time Vice Chair / Vice-présidente à temps pleinWorkplace Safety And Insurance Appeals Tribunal	$180,248Benefits $208Total $180,456	$208	$180,456
2024	Workplace Safety And Insurance Appeals Tribunal	Full-Time Vice Chair / Vice-présidente à temps pleinWorkplace Safety And Insurance Appeals Tribunal	$155,543Benefits $202Total $155,745	$202	$155,745
2023	Workplace Safety And Insurance Appeals Tribunal / Tribunal D'Appel De La Sécurité Professionnelle Et De L'Assurance Contre Les Accidents Du Travail	Full-Time Vice Chair / Vice-présidente à temps pleinWorkplace Safety And Insurance Appeals Tribunal / Tribunal D'Appel De La Sécurité Professionnelle Et De L'Assurance Contre Les Accidents Du Travail	$155,543Benefits $202Total $155,745	$202	$155,745
2022	Workplace Safety And Insurance Appeals Tribunal	Full-Time Vice Chair / Vice-Présidente À Plein TempsWorkplace Safety And Insurance Appeals Tribunal	$155,543Benefits $202Total $155,745	$202	$155,745
2021	Workplace Safety And Insurance Appeals Tribunal	Full-time Vice Chair / Vice-présidente à plein tempsWorkplace Safety And Insurance Appeals Tribunal	$151,350Benefits $197Total $151,547	$197	$151,547
2020	Workplace Safety And Insurance Appeals Tribunal	Full-time Vice Chair / Vice-présidente à plein tempsWorkplace Safety And Insurance Appeals Tribunal	$145,810Benefits $690Total $146,500	$690	$146,500
2019	Workplace Safety And Insurance Appeals Tribunal	Full-time Vice Chair / Vice-présidente à plein tempsWorkplace Safety And Insurance Appeals Tribunal	$145,810Benefits $194Total $146,005	$194	$146,005
2018	Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal	Full-time Vice Chair / Vice-présidente à plein tempsWorkplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal	$146,198Benefits $210Total $146,408	$210	$146,408
2017	Workplace Safety And Insurance Appeals Tribunal / Tribunal D'Appel de la Sécurité Professionnelle Et De L'Assurance Contre Les Accidents Du Travail	Full-time Vice Chair / Vice-présidente à plein tempsWorkplace Safety And Insurance Appeals Tribunal / Tribunal D'Appel de la Sécurité Professionnelle Et De L'Assurance Contre Les Accidents Du Travail	$127,472Benefits $185Total $127,658	$185	$127,658
2016	Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal	Full-time Vice Chaire à plein tempsWorkplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal	$130,906Benefits $73Total $130,979	$73	$130,979
2015	Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal	Part-time Vice Chair / Vice-présidente à temps partielWorkplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal	$139,505Benefits $0Total $139,505	$0	$139,505

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Joanna Smith's $180,248 salary works out to roughly $120,489 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 33.2%. On total compensation of $180,456, Joanna Smith ranked #24 of 91 disclosed at Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal that year, where the median salary was $141,842. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Crown Agencies sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.

Estimated net pay: ~$120,489
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI): ~30.1%
CPP + EI contributions: ~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI): ~33.2%
vs. 2025 Full-time Vice Chair median: +3%

Where does $180,248 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 Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal
2025

Also at Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal, 2025
#	Name	Position	Salary	Total
1	Sarah Schumacher	Counsel To The Chair / Conseillère juridique de la présidente	$265,629	$265,928
2	Rebecca Woodrow	Tribunal General Counsel / Avocate générale du Tribunal	$250,200	$250,498
3	Rosemarie Mccutcheon	Tribunal Chair / Présidente du Tribunal	$228,789	$229,053
4	Nicole Bisson	Director, Appeal Services / Directrice, Services d’appel	$223,758	$224,012
5	Julia Noble	Associate Counsel To The Chair / Conseillère juridique adjointe de la présidente	$222,773	$223,037
6	Martha Drassinower	Associate Counsel To The Chair / Conseillère juridique adjointe de la présidente	$216,774	$217,038
7	Ante Paulic	Director, Information And Technology Services / Directeur, Services d’information et de technologie	$212,224	$212,478
8	Cindy Macdonald	Director, Human Resources And Administration / Directrice, Ressources humaines et administration	$210,302	$210,556
9	Lauren Canzius	Director, Diversity And Anti-Racism Office / Directrice, Bureau de la diversité et de la lutte contre le racisme	$209,841	$210,091
10	Michael Edmonds	Associate Counsel To The Chair / Conseiller juridique adjoint de la présidente	$201,330	$201,574