Rita Zaro
Lieutenant Governor/Executive Assistant to Lieutenant Governor and Chief of Staff
2025 Salary
$173,812Total compensation $174,005, including $193 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
#2Lieutenant Governor
Years on List
42022–2025
Peak Salary
$173,8122025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$126,778 in 2022 is worth about $137,678 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Executive Assistant to Lieutenant Governor and Chief of StaffLieutenant Governor | $173,812 |
| 2024 | Executive AssistantLieutenant Governor | $139,072 |
| 2023 | Executive Assistant / Attachée de directionLieutenant Governor / Lieutenant-Gouverneur | $137,445 |
| 2022 | Executive AssistantLieutenant Governor | $126,778 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Rita Zaro's $173,812 salary works out to roughly $116,990 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 32.7%. Within Lieutenant Governor, Rita Zaro's total compensation of $174,005 was the #2 of 10, against a median salary of $128,677. Rita Zaro has appeared on the list 4 times since 2022. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$116,990
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.7%
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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.