Paula Backus

Municipal Property Assessment Corporation/Manager Valuation and Assessment Operations / Gestionnaire des opérations d'évaluation et d'estimation

2025 Salary

$144,815

Total compensation $144,997, including $182 in taxable benefits.

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At a Glance
2025

Employer Rank

#128

Municipal Property Assessment Corporation

Years on List

2015–2025

Peak Salary

$155,531

2017

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation, 2015–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2015–2025

$103,529 in 2015 is worth about $134,278 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2025	Municipal Property Assessment Corporation	Manager Valuation and Assessment Operations / Gestionnaire des opérations d'évaluation et d'estimationMunicipal Property Assessment Corporation	$144,815	$182	$144,997
2024	Municipal Property Assessment Corporation	Manager Valuation and Assessment Operations / Responsable des opérations d’évaluation et de valorisationMunicipal Property Assessment Corporation	$138,982	$197	$139,179
2023	Municipal Property Assessment Corporation	Manager Valuation and Customer Relations / Gestionnaire de l'Evaluation et Relations avec la clientèleMunicipal Property Assessment Corporation	$128,488	$459	$128,947
2022	Municipal Property Assessment Corporation	Manager Valuation and Customer Relations / Gestionnaire de l’Evaluation et Relations avec la clientèleMunicipal Property Assessment Corporation	$121,200	$246	$121,447
2021	Municipal Property Assessment Corporation	Manager Valuation and Customer Relations / Gestionnaire de l’Evaluation et Relations avec la clientèleMunicipal Property Assessment Corporation	$119,093	$217	$119,310
2020	Municipal Property Assessment Corporation	Manager Valuation and Customer Relations / Gestionnaire de l’Evaluation et Relations avec la clientèleMunicipal Property Assessment Corporation	$117,908	$176	$118,085
2019	Municipal Property Assessment Corporation	Manager Valuation and Customer Relations / Gestionnaire de l’Evaluation et Relations avec la clientèleMunicipal Property Assessment Corporation	$116,819	$255	$117,074
2018	Municipal Property Assessment Corporation	Manager Valuation and Customer Relations / Gestionnaire de l'Evaluation et Relations avec la clientèleMunicipal Property Assessment Corporation	$114,604	$1,175	$115,779
2017	Municipal Property Assessment Corporation	Manager Valuation and Customer Relations / Gérante de l'Evaluation et Relations avec la clientèleMunicipal Property Assessment Corporation	$155,531	$194	$155,725
2016	Municipal Property Assessment Corporation	Manager Valuation and Customer RelationsMunicipal Property Assessment Corporation	$105,789	$199	$105,988
2015	Municipal Property Assessment Corporation	Manager Valuation and Customer Relations/Gérante de l'Evaluation et Relations avec la clientèleMunicipal Property Assessment Corporation	$103,529	$131	$103,660

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Paula Backus was paid $144,815 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $100,935, an effective income-tax rate of about 26.5%. Within Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, Paula Backus's total compensation of $144,997 was the #128 of 594, against a median salary of $115,178. Paula Backus has appeared on the list 11 times since 2015. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.

Estimated net pay: ~$100,935
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI): ~26.5%
CPP + EI contributions: ~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI): ~30.3%
vs. 2025 Manager Valuation and Assessment Operations median: +7%

Where does $144,815 rank on the Sunshine List? →

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.

Also at Municipal Property Assessment Corporation
2025

Also at Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, 2025
#	Name	Position	Salary	Total
1	Nicole Mcneill	President and Chief Administrative Officer / Président et chef de l'administration	$415,737	$427,049
2	Sujit Jagdev	Vice President and Chief Information Technology Officer / Vice-président et Chef des technologies de l'information	$314,995	$326,192
3	Carmelo Lipsi	Vice President and Chief Operating Officer / Vice-président et Chef de l'exploitation	$307,541	$318,731
4	Lee Taylor	Vice President Business Development / Vice-président du développement des affaires	$303,696	$314,860
5	Christopher Devadason	Vice President Commercial Software / Vice-président des logiciels commerciaux	$301,766	$312,937
6	Gregorio Martino	Vice President and Chief Valuation and Standards Officer / Vice-président et Chef des évaluations et des normes	$286,476	$297,655
7	James Bishop	Vice President Public Affairs and Customer Experience / Vice-président des affaires publiques et de l'expérience client	$272,298	$283,461
8	Matthew Kanter	Vice President and General Counsel / Vice-président et avocat général	$265,335	$276,498
9	Seyed Ali Karimi	Principal Information Technology Architect Director / Architecte principal des technologies de l'information Directeur	$251,805	$252,087
10	Cindy Lam	Chief Financial Officer / Directrice Financier	$246,709	$248,798