Kevin Cherry
Finance/Senior Policy Advisor
2025 Salary
$135,524Total compensation $135,692, including $167 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
#254Finance
Years on List
42022–2025
Peak Salary
$135,5242025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$112,181 in 2022 is worth about $121,826 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Policy AdvisorFinance | $135,524Benefits $167Total $135,692 |
| 2024 | Senior Policy AdvisorFinance | $133,137Benefits $160Total $133,297 |
| 2023 | Senior Policy and Legislative Design Specialist / Spécialiste principal des politiques et de l’élaboration des mesures législativesFinance / Finances | $121,314Benefits $153Total $121,468 |
| 2022 | Senior Legislative Design SpecialistFinance | $112,181Benefits $146Total $112,327 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Kevin Cherry was paid $135,524 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $95,677, an effective income-tax rate of about 25.3%. At Finance, 656 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $128,480; Kevin Cherry's total compensation of $135,692 ranked #254. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Government of Ontario – Ministries sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$95,677
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.4%
- vs. 2025 Senior Policy Advisor median
- +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.