Philip Dirige

Workplace Safety North/Senior Specialist Ground Control

2025 Salary

$130,500

Total compensation $131,443, including $943 in taxable benefits.

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At a Glance
2025

Employer Rank

#27

Workplace Safety North

Years on List

2015–2025

Peak Salary

$130,500

2025

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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

$108,175 in 2015 is worth about $140,303 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2025	Workplace Safety North	Senior Specialist Ground ControlWorkplace Safety North	$130,500Benefits $943Total $131,443	$943	$131,443
2024	Workplace Safety North	Senior Specialist Ground ControlWorkplace Safety North	$128,251Benefits $684Total $128,935	$684	$128,935
2023	Workplace Safety North	Senior Specialist Ground ControlWorkplace Safety North	$122,474Benefits $1,360Total $123,835	$1,360	$123,835
2022	Workplace Safety North	Senior Specialist Ground ControlWorkplace Safety North	$121,262Benefits $1,122Total $122,384	$1,122	$122,384
2021	Workplace Safety North	Senior Specialist Ground ControlWorkplace Safety North	$120,069Benefits $1,231Total $121,299	$1,231	$121,299
2020	Workplace Safety North	Senior Specialist Ground ControlWorkplace Safety North	$125,208Benefits $1,096Total $126,304	$1,096	$126,304
2019	Workplace Safety North	Senior Specialist Ground ControlWorkplace Safety North	$117,844Benefits $1,488Total $119,331	$1,488	$119,331
2018	Workplace Safety North	Senior Specialist Ground ControlWorkplace Safety North	$118,432Benefits $930Total $119,362	$930	$119,362
2017	Workplace Safety North	Senior Specialist Ground ControlWorkplace Safety North	$112,723Benefits $802Total $113,525	$802	$113,525
2016	Workplace Safety North	Senior Specialist, Ground ControlWorkplace Safety North	$110,265Benefits $1,078Total $111,342	$1,078	$111,342
2015	Workplace Safety North	Senior Specialist, Ground ControlWorkplace Safety North	$108,175Benefits $535Total $108,710	$535	$108,710

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Philip Dirige was paid $130,500 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $92,834, an effective income-tax rate of about 24.6%. It is up about 2% on the $128,251 paid in 2024. Within Workplace Safety North, Philip Dirige's total compensation of $131,443 was the #27 of 43, against a median salary of $138,046. Members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less after pension contributions, which this estimate leaves out.

Estimated net pay: ~$92,834
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI): ~24.6%
CPP + EI contributions: ~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI): ~28.9%

Where does $130,500 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 Workplace Safety North
2025

Also at Workplace Safety North, 2025
#	Name	Position	Salary	Total
1	Michel Parent	President and Chief Executive Officer	$212,935	$214,206
2	Cindy Hunter	Vice-President, Operational Excellence and Collaboration	$169,725	$170,733
3	Shawn Rideout	Chief Mine Rescue Officer	$165,747	$166,608
4	Cindy Schiewek	Executive Director, Health and Safety Services	$159,336	$160,612
5	Megan Johnson	Director, Human Resources	$154,817	$156,781
6	Doug Rogers	Director, Corporate Services	$153,330	$155,060
7	Judit Nelson	Industrial Hygiene Specialist	$151,856	$152,512
8	Dennis Griem	Executive Director, Corporate Services and Client Experience	$151,394	$151,956
9	Scott Walker-Gillett	Mine Rescue Officer	$149,830	$150,564
10	Jeffrey Farquharson	Mine Rescue Officer Provincial Technician	$143,403	$144,387