Monica Gunaratnam
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade/Program Lead
2025 Salary
$126,553Total compensation $126,709, including $156 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
#222Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
Years on List
32023–2025
Peak Salary
$126,5532025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2023–2025
$101,947 in 2023 is worth about $106,554 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Program LeadEconomic Development, Job Creation and Trade | $126,553Benefits $156Total $126,709 |
| 2024 | Program LeadEconomic Development, Job Creation and Trade | $119,665Benefits $143Total $119,807 |
| 2023 | Program Lead / Chargée de programmeEconomic Development, Job Creation and Trade / Développement économique, Création d'emplois et Commerce | $101,947Benefits $223Total $102,170 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Monica Gunaratnam's 2025 salary of $126,553 comes to roughly $90,600 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 24.1% effective) is deducted. That is about 10% above the 2025 median of $114,929 for Program Lead on the Sunshine List. It is up about 6% on the $119,665 paid in 2024. Monica Gunaratnam has appeared on the list 3 times since 2023. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$90,600
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.4%
- vs. 2025 Program Lead median
- +10%
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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.