John Doolittle
City of Toronto/Manager Strategic Initiatives
2025 Salary
$186,294Total compensation $187,351, including $1,057 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
#778City of Toronto
Years on List
112015–2025
Peak Salary
$186,2942025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$101,756 in 2015 is worth about $131,978 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Manager Strategic InitiativesCity Of Toronto | $186,294Benefits $1,057Total $187,351 |
| 2024 | Manager Strategic InitiativesCity Of Toronto | $164,510Benefits $1,017Total $165,527 |
| 2023 | Manager Strategic InitiativesCity Of Toronto | $160,382Benefits $1,119Total $161,500 |
| 2022 | Manager Strategic InitiativesCity Of Toronto | $142,411Benefits $1,017Total $143,427 |
| 2021 | Manager Facilities Business OperationsCity Of Toronto | $134,628Benefits $1,006Total $135,634 |
| 2020 | Manager Facilities Business OperationsCity Of Toronto | $133,693Benefits $939Total $134,632 |
| 2019 | Manager Creative ServicesCity Of Toronto | $125,193Benefits $845Total $126,038 |
| 2018 | Manager Creative ServicesCity of Toronto | $117,135Benefits $811Total $117,946 |
| 2017 | Program Manager FacilitiesCity of Toronto | $104,094Benefits $763Total $104,857 |
| 2016 | Program Manager FacilitiesCity of Toronto | $114,614Benefits $638Total $115,252 |
| 2015 | Facilities SupervisorCity of Toronto | $101,756Benefits $584Total $102,341 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on John Doolittle's 2025 salary of $186,294 comes to roughly $123,616 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 30.7% effective) is deducted. For comparison, the median Manager Strategic Initiatives on the 2025 list was paid $148,695; this salary is about 25% more. It is up about 13% on the $164,510 paid in 2024. John Doolittle has appeared on the list 11 times since 2015. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$123,616
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.6%
- vs. 2025 Manager Strategic Initiatives median
- +25%
Where does $186,294 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.