Joseph Sommer
Information and Privacy Commissioner/Mediator and Investigator / Médiateur et enquêteur
2025 Salary
$125,384Total compensation $125,545, including $161 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
#75Information and Privacy Commissioner
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$125,3842025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$100,133 in 2018 is worth about $123,252 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mediator and Investigator / Médiateur et enquêteurInformation And Privacy Commissioner | $125,384Benefits $161Total $125,545 |
| 2024 | Mediator and Investigator / Médiateur et enquêteurInformation And Privacy Commissioner | $125,365Benefits $157Total $125,522 |
| 2023 | Mediator and Investigator / Médiateur et enquêteurInformation And Privacy Commissioner / Commissaire à l'information et à la protection de la vie privée | $111,828Benefits $148Total $111,976 |
| 2022 | Mediator and Investigator / Médiateur et enquêteurInformation And Privacy Commissioner | $110,726Benefits $147Total $110,872 |
| 2021 | Mediator and Investigator / Médiateur et enquêteurInformation And Privacy Commissioner | $109,673Benefits $144Total $109,817 |
| 2020 | Mediator and Investigator / Médiateur et enquêteurInformation And Privacy Commissioner | $105,888Benefits $140Total $106,028 |
| 2019 | Mediator and Investigator / Médiateur et enquêteurInformation And Privacy Commissioner | $104,497Benefits $138Total $104,635 |
| 2018 | Mediator and Investigator / Médiateur et enquêteurInformation and Privacy Commissioner | $100,133Benefits $147Total $100,280 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Joseph Sommer's 2025 salary of $125,384 comes to roughly $89,938 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 23.9% effective) is deducted. On total compensation of $125,545, Joseph Sommer ranked #75 of 118 disclosed at Information and Privacy Commissioner that year, where the median salary was $129,715. Most Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$89,938
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.3%
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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.