Joel Buenting
Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security/Senior Policy Advisor
2025 Salary
$127,798Total compensation $127,956, including $158 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
#106Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security
Years on List
42022–2025
Peak Salary
$127,7982025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$103,017 in 2022 is worth about $111,875 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Policy AdvisorColleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security | $127,798Benefits $158Total $127,956 |
| 2024 | Senior Policy AdvisorColleges and Universities | $125,623Benefits $152Total $125,775 |
| 2023 | Senior Policy Advisor / Conseiller principal en politiquesColleges and Universities / Collèges et Universités | $109,760Benefits $141Total $109,901 |
| 2022 | Senior Policy AdvisorColleges and Universities | $103,017Benefits $134Total $103,152 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Joel Buenting's $127,798 salary works out to roughly $91,304 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 28.6%. Within Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security, Joel Buenting's total compensation of $127,956 was the #106 of 219, against a median salary of $127,798. That is about 2% more than the $125,623 paid in 2024. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$91,304
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.6%
- vs. 2025 Senior Policy Advisor median
- +2%
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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.