Melanie Dunn
Ontario Court of Justice/Judge
2025 Salary
$425,942Total compensation $429,869, including $3,927 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
#115Ontario Court of Justice
Years on List
122013–2025
Peak Salary
$425,9422025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2013–2025
$271,421 in 2013 is worth about $362,926 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | JudgeOntario Court Of Justice | $425,942Benefits $3,927Total $429,869 |
| 2024 | JudgeOntario Court Of Justice | $359,135Benefits $3,736Total $362,871 |
| 2023 | Judge / JugeOntario Court Of Justice / Cour De Justice De L'ontario | $356,021Benefits $3,643Total $359,664 |
| 2022 | JudgeOntario Court Of Justice | $347,139Benefits $3,574Total $350,713 |
| 2021 | JudgeOntario Court Of Justice | $335,883Benefits $3,372Total $339,255 |
| 2020 | JudgeOntario Court Of Justice | $316,573Benefits $3,243Total $319,816 |
| 2019 | JudgeOntario Court Of Justice | $306,476Benefits $3,241Total $309,717 |
| 2018 | JudgeOntario Court of Justice | $297,337Benefits $3,787Total $301,124 |
| 2016 | JudgeOntario Court of Justice | $288,820Benefits $3,838Total $292,658 |
| 2015 | Judge / JugeOntario Court of Justice | $284,277Benefits $4,062Total $288,339 |
| 2014 | Judge / JugeOntario Court of Justice | $287,938Benefits $4,162Total $292,100 |
| 2013 | JudgeOntario Court of Justice | $271,421Benefits $3,860Total $275,281 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $425,942 Melanie Dunn earned in 2025, roughly $237,894 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 44.1%. It is up about 19% on the $359,135 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 12 years in all, first in 2013. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$237,894
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~42.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~44.1%
- vs. 2025 Judge 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.