Melissa D Young
Skilled Trades Ontario/Registrar and Chief Executive Officer/ Registraire et directrice générale
2024 Salary — last year on the list
$438,327Total compensation $449,554, including $11,227 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
2024
Employer Rank
#1Skilled Trades Ontario
Years on List
32022–2024
Peak Salary
$438,3272024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2024
$338,785 in 2022 is worth about $367,913 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Registrar and Chief Executive Officer/ Registraire et directrice généraleSkilled Trades Ontario | $438,327Benefits $11,227Total $449,554 |
| 2023 | Registrar and Chief Executive Officer/Registraire et directrice généraleSkilled Trades Ontario / Métiers spécialisés Ontario | $361,000Benefits $11,715Total $372,716 |
| 2022 | Registrar and Chief Executive Officer/Registrar et directeur généralSkilled Trades Ontario | $338,785Benefits $10,546Total $349,331 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2024 estimate
Take-home on Melissa D Young's 2024 salary of $438,327 comes to roughly $242,670 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 43.5% effective) is deducted. At Skilled Trades Ontario, 42 people made the 2024 list with a median salary of $117,056; Melissa D Young's total compensation of $449,554 ranked #1. It is up about 21% on the $361,000 paid in 2023. Most Crown Agencies employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$242,670
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~43.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,105
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~44.6%
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Estimate only: 2024 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.