Joshua Basseches
Royal Ontario Museum/Director and Chief Executive Officer/Directeur général
2025 Salary
$519,780Total compensation $522,690, including $2,910 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
#1Royal Ontario Museum
Years on List
102016–2025
Peak Salary
$533,1122023
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2016–2025
$381,631 in 2016 is worth about $488,036 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director and Chief Executive Officer/Directeur généralRoyal Ontario Museum | $519,780Benefits $2,910Total $522,690 |
| 2024 | Director and Chief Executive Officer/Directeur généralRoyal Ontario Museum | $533,111Benefits $2,965Total $536,076 |
| 2023 | Director and Chief Executive Officer/Directeur généralRoyal Ontario Museum / Musée royal de l'Ontario | $533,112Benefits $3,052Total $536,164 |
| 2022 | Director and Chief Executive Officer/Directeur généralRoyal Ontario Museum | $533,104Benefits $3,067Total $536,171 |
| 2021 | Director and Chief Executive Officer/Directeur généralRoyal Ontario Museum | $526,225Benefits $2,305Total $528,530 |
| 2020 | Director and Chief Executive Officer/Directeur généralRoyal Ontario Museum | $470,569Benefits $3,265Total $473,834 |
| 2019 | Director and Chief Executive Officer/Directeur généralRoyal Ontario Museum | $533,078Benefits $1,647Total $534,726 |
| 2018 | Director and Chief Executive Officer/Directeur généralRoyal Ontario Museum | $516,309Benefits $1,605Total $517,914 |
| 2017 | Director and Chief Executive Officer/Directeur généralRoyal Ontario Museum / Musée Royal De L'Ontario | $509,013Benefits $1,507Total $510,520 |
| 2016 | Director and Chief Executive OfficerRoyal Ontario Museum | $381,631Benefits $31,912Total $413,543 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Joshua Basseches's $519,780 salary works out to roughly $281,500 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 45.8%. Within Royal Ontario Museum, Joshua Basseches's total compensation of $522,690 was the #1 of 200, against a median salary of $117,784. That is about 3% less than the $533,111 paid in 2024. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$281,500
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~44.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~45.8%
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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.