Laura Visser
Pace Independent Living/Chief Executive Officer
2025 Salary
$200,531Total compensation $202,563, including $2,032 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
#1Pace Independent Living
Years on List
92017–2025
Peak Salary
$201,0052024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$132,500 in 2017 is worth about $166,844 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chief Executive OfficerPace Independent Living | $200,531Benefits $2,032Total $202,563 |
| 2024 | Chief Executive OfficerPace Independent Living | $201,005Benefits $2,008Total $203,013 |
| 2023 | Chief Executive OfficerPace Independent Living | $180,072Benefits $1,946Total $182,018 |
| 2022 | Chief Executive OfficerPace Independent Living | $174,417Benefits $1,927Total $176,344 |
| 2021 | Chief Executive OfficerPace Independent Living | $166,696Benefits $1,173Total $167,869 |
| 2020 | Chief Executive OfficerPace Independent Living | $166,063Benefits $964Total $167,027 |
| 2019 | Chief Executive OfficerPace Independent Living | $163,371Benefits $911Total $164,282 |
| 2018 | Executive DirectorPace Independent Living | $154,989Benefits $892Total $155,882 |
| 2017 | Executive DirectorPace Independent Living | $132,500Benefits $892Total $133,392 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Laura Visser's 2025 salary of $200,531 comes to roughly $130,980 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 31.9% effective) is deducted. That is about the same as the $201,005 paid in 2024. For comparison, the median Chief Executive Officer on the 2025 list was paid $183,562; this salary is about 9% more. Members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less after pension contributions, which this estimate leaves out.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$130,980
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~34.7%
- vs. 2025 Chief Executive Officer median
- +9%
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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.