Merlyn Elbourne-James
Toronto District School Board/Teacher, Secondary
2025 Salary
$124,694Total compensation $124,694, including $0 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
#7,699Toronto District School Board
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$132,2902024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$100,401 in 2019 is worth about $121,220 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Teacher, SecondaryToronto District School Board | $124,694Benefits $0Total $124,694 |
| 2024 | Teacher, SecondaryToronto District School Board | $132,290Benefits $0Total $132,290 |
| 2023 | Teacher, SecondaryToronto District School Board | $101,698Benefits $0Total $101,698 |
| 2022 | Assistant Curriculum Leader SecondaryToronto District School Board | $104,031Benefits $0Total $104,031 |
| 2021 | Teacher SecondaryToronto District School Board | $104,278Benefits $0Total $104,278 |
| 2020 | Teacher SecondaryToronto District School Board | $102,614Benefits $0Total $102,614 |
| 2019 | Teacher, SecondaryToronto District School Board | $100,401Benefits $0Total $100,401 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Merlyn Elbourne-James's 2025 salary of $124,694 comes to roughly $89,548 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 23.8% effective) is deducted. It is down about 6% from the $132,290 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 7 years in all, first in 2019. Most School Boards employees belong to OTPP for teachers or OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$89,548
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.2%
- vs. 2025 Secondary Teacher median
- +6%
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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.