Kal Valjakka
Durham District School Board/Curriculum Lead Secondary
2025 Salary
$122,646Total compensation $122,646, 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
Records separated by several years; may be more than one person.
At a Glance
2025
Employer Rank
#580Durham District School Board
Years on List
52018–2025
Peak Salary
$135,9722024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$100,841 in 2018 is worth about $124,124 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Curriculum Lead SecondaryDurham District School Board | $122,646Benefits $0Total $122,646 |
| 2024 | Department Head SecondaryDurham District School Board | $135,972Benefits $0Total $135,972 |
| 2023 | Secondary TeacherDurham District School Board | $104,178Benefits $0Total $104,178 |
| 2019 | Secondary TeacherDurham District School Board | $100,130Benefits $0Total $100,130 |
| 2018 | Secondary TeacherDurham District School Board | $100,841Benefits $0Total $100,841 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Kal Valjakka's 2025 salary of $122,646 comes to roughly $88,389 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 23.4% effective) is deducted. That is in line with the 2025 median of $122,102 for Curriculum Lead Secondary on the Sunshine List. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 5 years in all, first in 2018. After pension contributions (probably OTPP for teachers or OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$88,389
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.9%
- vs. 2025 Curriculum Lead Secondary 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.