John Cumming
Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs/Senior Policy Advisor
2024 Salary — last year on the list
$133,006Total compensation $133,166, 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
2024
Employer Rank
#102Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Years on List
112014–2024
Peak Salary
$133,0062024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2014–2024
$101,063 in 2014 is worth about $132,544 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2024 estimate
Of the $133,006 John Cumming earned in 2024, roughly $93,706 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 29.5%. Compared with 2023, when the figure was $119,454, that is a rise of about 11%. For comparison, the median Senior Policy Advisor on the 2024 list was paid $121,797; this salary is about 9% more. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$93,706
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,105
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.5%
- vs. 2024 Senior Policy Advisor median
- +9%
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Estimate only: 2024 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.