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John Doolittle

City of Toronto/Manager Strategic Initiatives

At a Glance
2025

Latest Salary

$186,294

2025

Total Compensation

$187,351

Incl. $1,057 benefits

Employer Rank

#778

City of Toronto

Years on List

11

2015–2025

Salary History

Salary by year, 2015–2025Line chart of 11 yearly values, from $102,341 in 2015 to $187,351 in 2025.$0$50K$100K$150K$200K201520172019202120232025

Full History
20152025

YearEmployerPositionSalaryBenefitsTotal
2025City Of TorontoManager Strategic Initiatives$186,294$1,057$187,351
2024City Of TorontoManager Strategic Initiatives$164,510$1,017$165,527
2023City Of Toronto$160,382$1,119$161,500
2022City Of TorontoManager Strategic Initiatives$142,411$1,017$143,427
2021City Of TorontoManager Facilities Business Operations$134,628$1,006$135,634
2020City Of TorontoManager Facilities Business Operations$133,693$939$134,632
2019City Of TorontoManager Creative Services$125,193$845$126,038
2018City of TorontoManager Creative Services$117,135$811$117,946
2017City of TorontoProgram Manager Facilities$104,094$763$104,857
2016City of TorontoProgram Manager Facilities$114,614$638$115,252
2015City of TorontoFacilities Supervisor$101,756$584$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
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.

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