John Payne
Ontario Court of Justice/Judge
2025 Salary
$224,813Total compensation $224,813, including $0 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
#331Ontario Court of Justice
Years on List
222003–2025
Peak Salary
$386,3352023
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2003–2025
$187,887 in 2003 is worth about $300,108 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on John Payne's 2025 salary of $224,813 comes to roughly $143,332 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 33.8% effective) is deducted. It is down about 29% from the $316,387 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 22 years in all, first in 2003. Most Government of Ontario – Judiciary employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$143,332
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~36.2%
- vs. 2025 Judge median
- −47%
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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.