Paul Pooler
Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development/Mediator Specialist
2025 Salary
$163,277Total compensation $163,459, including $182 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
#149Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$163,2772025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$105,917 in 2021 is worth about $122,822 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mediator SpecialistLabour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development | $163,277 |
| 2024 | Mediator SpecialistLabour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development | $126,638 |
| 2023 | Mediator Specialist / Spécialiste de la médiationLabour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development / Travail, de l’Immigration, de la Formation et du Développement des compétences | $121,173 |
| 2022 | Mediator SpecialistLabour, Training and Skills Development | $113,913 |
| 2021 | Senior MediatorLabour, Training and Skills Development | $105,917 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Paul Pooler's $163,277 salary works out to roughly $111,192 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 31.9%. For comparison, the median Mediator Specialist on the 2025 list was paid $157,402; this salary is about 4% more. Paul Pooler has appeared on the list 5 times since 2021. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$111,192
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.9%
- vs. 2025 Mediator Specialist 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.