Lisa Mercer
City of St. Thomas/Instructor
2025 Salary
$149,407Total compensation $151,189, including $1,782 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
#60City of St. Thomas
Years on List
72018–2025
Peak Salary
$149,4072025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$107,429 in 2018 is worth about $132,233 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | InstructorCity Of St. Thomas | $149,407Benefits $1,782Total $151,189 |
| 2024 | Sergeant - St. Thomas Police ServiceCity Of St. Thomas | $133,400Benefits $1,468Total $134,868 |
| 2023 | 1st Class Constable - St. Thomas Police ServiceCity Of St. Thomas | $117,879Benefits $1,310Total $119,190 |
| 2022 | 1st Class Constable - St. Thomas Police ServiceCity Of St. Thomas | $113,289Benefits $1,258Total $114,547 |
| 2021 | 1st Class ConstableCity Of St. Thomas | $111,052Benefits $1,336Total $112,388 |
| 2020 | 1st Class ConstableCity Of St. Thomas | $108,376Benefits $1,264Total $109,640 |
| 2018 | 1st Class ConstableCity of St. Thomas | $107,429Benefits $1,092Total $108,521 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Lisa Mercer's $149,407 salary works out to roughly $103,533 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 30.7%. It is up about 12% on the $133,400 paid in 2024. For comparison, the median Instructor on the 2025 list was paid $135,480; this salary is about 10% more. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Seconded to Ministries sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$103,533
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.7%
- vs. 2025 Instructor median
- +10%
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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.