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John Johnston

Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs/Senior Research Advisor / Conseiller principal en recherche

2023 Salary — last year on the list

$119,152

Total compensation $119,303, including $151 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
2023

Employer Rank

#129

Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Years on List

3

2021–2023

Peak Salary

$119,152

2023

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 3 yearly values of total compensation, from $106,386 in 2021 to $119,303 in 2023.$100K$105K$110K$115K$120K202120222023
Total compensation, 2021–2023. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
20212023

$106,248 in 2021 is worth about $123,205 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2023Senior Research Advisor / Conseiller principal en rechercheAgriculture, Food And Rural Affairs / Agriculture, Alimentation Et Affaires Rurales$119,152
2022Senior Research AdvisorAgriculture, Food And Rural Affairs$115,010
2021Policy AdvisorAgriculture, Food And Rural Affairs$106,248

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2023 estimate

John Johnston was paid $119,152 in 2023; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $85,083, an effective income-tax rate of about 24.6%. On total compensation of $119,303, John Johnston ranked #129 of 376 disclosed at Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs that year, where the median salary was $112,593. That is about 4% more than the $115,010 paid in 2022. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay
~$85,083
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~24.6%
CPP + EI contributions
~$4,756
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~28.6%

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Estimate only: 2023 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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2023

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