Melissa Cheung
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade/Senior Advisor
2025 Salary
$120,150Total compensation $120,290, including $140 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
#245Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
Years on List
22024–2025
Peak Salary
$120,1502025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2024–2025
$108,023 in 2024 is worth about $110,239 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior AdvisorEconomic Development, Job Creation and Trade | $120,150Benefits $140Total $120,290 |
| 2024 | Senior AdvisorEconomic Development, Job Creation and Trade | $108,023Benefits $130Total $108,154 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Melissa Cheung's $120,150 salary works out to roughly $86,977 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 27.6%. On total compensation of $120,290, Melissa Cheung ranked #245 of 377 disclosed at Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade that year, where the median salary was $129,341. It is up about 11% on the $108,023 paid in 2024. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$86,977
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.6%
- vs. 2025 Senior Advisor 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.