Michael Blake
Regional Municipality of Durham/Principal Planner
2025 Salary
$127,965Total compensation $128,803, including $838 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
#1,379Regional Municipality of Durham
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$127,9652025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$103,090 in 2019 is worth about $124,466 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Principal PlannerRegional Municipality Of Durham | $127,965Benefits $838Total $128,803 |
| 2024 | Principal PlannerRegional Municipality Of Durham | $118,052Benefits $787Total $118,839 |
| 2023 | Principal PlannerRegional Municipality Of Durham | $112,336Benefits $759Total $113,095 |
| 2022 | Senior PlannerRegional Municipality Of Durham | $107,966Benefits $630Total $108,596 |
| 2021 | Senior PlannerRegional Municipality Of Durham | $104,525Benefits $613Total $105,138 |
| 2020 | Senior PlannerRegional Municipality Of Durham | $107,668Benefits $609Total $108,277 |
| 2019 | Senior PlannerRegional Municipality Of Durham | $103,090Benefits $602Total $103,692 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Michael Blake's 2025 salary of $127,965 comes to roughly $91,399 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 24.3% effective) is deducted. At Regional Municipality of Durham, 2,933 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $126,414; Michael Blake's total compensation of $128,803 ranked #1,379. Michael Blake has appeared on the list 7 times since 2019. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$91,399
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.6%
- vs. 2025 Principal Planner median
- +4%
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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.