Melissa Mark
Human Rights Legal Support Centre/Research Counsel / Avocate recherchiste
2025 Salary
$106,028Total compensation $106,264, including $236 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
#8Human Rights Legal Support Centre
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$107,4712024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$103,378 in 2019 is worth about $124,814 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $106,028 Melissa Mark earned in 2025, roughly $78,154 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 26.3%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $107,471, that is a drop of about 1%. For comparison, the median Research Counsel on the 2025 list was paid $211,326; this salary is about 50% less. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Crown Agencies sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$78,154
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~21.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.3%
- vs. 2025 Research Counsel median
- −50%
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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.