Kim Tait
Royal Ontario Museum/Teck Chair of Mineralogy and Head, Natural History/Titulaire de la chaire Teck en minéralogie et directrice, Histoire naturelle
2025 Salary
$239,190Total compensation $239,543, including $353 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
#7Royal Ontario Museum
Years on List
102015–2025
Peak Salary
$239,1902025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$104,171 in 2015 is worth about $135,110 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Teck Chair of Mineralogy and Head, Natural History/Titulaire de la chaire Teck en minéralogie et directrice, Histoire naturelleRoyal Ontario Museum | $239,190Benefits $353Total $239,543 |
| 2024 | Teck Chair of Mineralogy and Head, Natural History/Titulaire de la chaire Teck en minéralogie et directrice, Histoire naturelleRoyal Ontario Museum | $176,331Benefits $338Total $176,670 |
| 2023 | Teck Chair of Mineralogy and Head, Natural History/Titulaire de la chaire Teck en minéralogie et directrice, Histoire naturelleRoyal Ontario Museum / Musée royal de l'Ontario | $176,333Benefits $375Total $176,707 |
| 2022 | Teck Chair of Mineralogy and Head, Natural History/Titulaire de la chaire Teck en minéralogie et directrice, Histoire naturelleRoyal Ontario Museum | $146,692Benefits $1,050Total $147,741 |
| 2021 | Senior Curator, Teck Chair of Mineralogy/Conservatrice principale, chaire Teck en minéralogieRoyal Ontario Museum | $137,904Benefits $516Total $138,420 |
| 2020 | Senior Curator, Teck Chair of Mineralogy/Conservatrice principale, chaire Teck en minéralogieRoyal Ontario Museum | $113,621Benefits $491Total $114,112 |
| 2019 | Senior Curator, Teck Chair of Mineralogy/Conservatrice principale, chaire Teck en minéralogieRoyal Ontario Museum | $127,580Benefits $463Total $128,043 |
| 2018 | Teck Chair in Mineralogy/Titulaire de la Chaire Teck en minéralogieRoyal Ontario Museum | $117,424Benefits $419Total $117,843 |
| 2017 | Teck Chair in Mineralogy/Titulaire de la Chaire Teck en minéralogieRoyal Ontario Museum / Musée Royal De L'Ontario | $103,347Benefits $385Total $103,731 |
| 2015 | Teck Chair in Mineralogy / Chaire Teck en minéralogieRoyal Ontario Museum | $104,171Benefits $321Total $104,492 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Kim Tait's $239,190 salary works out to roughly $150,543 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 37.1%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $176,331, that is a rise of about 36%. Kim Tait has appeared on the list 10 times since 2015. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Crown Agencies sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$150,543
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~34.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~37.1%
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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.