John Payne
City of Toronto/Solicitor 1
2025 Salary
$225,062Total compensation $226,463, including $1,401 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
#267City of Toronto
Years on List
102016–2025
Peak Salary
$225,0622025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2016–2025
$170,974 in 2016 is worth about $218,644 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Solicitor 1City Of Toronto | $225,062Benefits $1,401Total $226,463 |
| 2024 | Solicitor 1City Of Toronto | $210,066Benefits $1,369Total $211,435 |
| 2023 | Solicitor 1City Of Toronto | $203,606Benefits $1,534Total $205,139 |
| 2022 | Solicitor 1City Of Toronto | $188,696Benefits $1,390Total $190,087 |
| 2021 | Solicitor 1City Of Toronto | $170,154Benefits $1,353Total $171,507 |
| 2020 | Solicitor 1City Of Toronto | $179,935Benefits $1,310Total $181,245 |
| 2019 | Solicitor 1City Of Toronto | $179,804Benefits $1,304Total $181,107 |
| 2018 | Solicitor 1City of Toronto | $181,199Benefits $1,289Total $182,488 |
| 2017 | Solicitor 1City of Toronto | $175,391Benefits $1,273Total $176,664 |
| 2016 | Solicitor 1City of Toronto | $170,974Benefits $1,114Total $172,088 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on John Payne's 2025 salary of $225,062 comes to roughly $143,456 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 33.8% effective) is deducted. The 2025 median for Solicitor 1 on the list was $225,240, almost exactly this figure. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 10 years in all, first in 2016. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$143,456
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~36.3%
- vs. 2025 Solicitor 1 median
- about even
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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.