Robert Mekis

ORNGE/Critical Care Paramedic/Ambulancier paramédical en soins intensifs

2025 Salary

$224,287

Total compensation $228,066, including $3,778 in taxable benefits.

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At a Glance
2025

Employer Rank

#14

ORNGE

Years on List

2007–2025

Peak Salary

$224,287

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation, 2007–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2007–2025

$108,928 in 2007 is worth about $160,413 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2025	ORNGE	Critical Care Paramedic/Ambulancier paramédical en soins intensifsORNGE	$224,287	$3,778	$228,066
2024	ORNGE	Critical Care Paramedic/Ambulancier paramédical en soins intensifsORNGE	$131,143	$1,292	$132,435
2023	ORNGE	Critical Care Paramedic/Ambulancier paramédical en soins intensifsORNGE	$175,726	$2,122	$177,847
2022	ORNGE	Critical Care Paramedic/Ambulancier paramédical en soins intensifsORNGE	$173,996	$2,589	$176,584
2021	ORNGE	Critical Care Paramedic/Ambulancier paramédical en soins intensifsORNGE	$189,799	$2,797	$192,595
2020	ORNGE	Critical Care Paramedic/Ambulancier paramédical en soins intensifsORNGE	$136,436	$2,141	$138,577
2019	ORNGE	Critical Care Paramedic/Ambulancier paramédical en soins intensifsORNGE	$135,903	$2,210	$138,113
2017	Ornge	Critical Care Paramedic/Ambulancier paramédical en soins intensifsOrnge	$121,222	$1,999	$123,221
2015	Ornge	Critical Care Paramedic/Ambulancier paramédical en soins intensifsOrnge	$125,663	$1,557	$127,220
2014	Ornge	Critical Care Paramedic / Ambulancier paramédical en soins intensifsOrnge	$123,542	$1,145	$124,687
2013	Ornge	Critical Care Paramedic/Paramédical - Soins CritiquesOrnge	$115,274	$938	$116,212
2012	Ornge	Critical Care ParamedicOrnge	$118,250	$1,093	$119,343
2011	Ornge	Critical Care Paramedic Step 4Ornge	$127,688	$1,371	$129,059
2010	Ornge	Critical Care Paramedic Step 4Ornge	$156,914	$1,146	$158,060
2009	Ornge	Critical Care ParamedicOrnge	$130,351	$217	$130,568
2008	Ornge	Critical Care ParamedicOrnge	$137,105	$204	$137,309
2007	Ornge	Critical Care ParamedicOrnge	$108,928	$191	$109,119

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Robert Mekis's $224,287 salary works out to roughly $143,067 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 36.2%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $131,143, that is a rise of about 71%. Within ORNGE, Robert Mekis's total compensation of $228,066 was the #14 of 406, against a median salary of $142,662. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.

Estimated net pay: ~$143,067
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI): ~33.8%
CPP + EI contributions: ~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI): ~36.2%
vs. 2025 Critical Care Paramedic median: +51%

Where does $224,287 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 ORNGE
2025

Also at ORNGE, 2025
#	Name	Position	Salary	Total
1	Homer Tien	President and Chief Executive Officer/ Président et directeur général	$480,102	$483,305
2	Bruce Sawadsky	Chief Medical Officer/Médecin en chef	$313,131	$315,825
3	Inna Kravitz	Chief Financial Officer/Chef des services financiers	$311,640	$311,742
4	Wade Durham	Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Operating Officer/Directeur Général Délégué et Directeur Général Délégué	$300,102	$302,685
5	Susan Kennedy	Chief Legal and Administrative Officer/Directeur juridique et administratif	$300,102	$302,629
6	Maria Isabel Atkinson	Chief Integration and Partnerhips Officer/Responsable de l'intégration et des partenariats	$300,120	$301,085
7	Percy Gyara	Chief Financial and Facilities Officer/Directeur financier et des installations	$259,717	$261,961
8	Lorinda Lee	Chief People and Learning Officer/Directrice des ressources humaines et de la formation	$257,987	$260,208
9	Sean Cross	Critical Care Paramedic/Ambulancier paramédical en soins intensifs	$251,852	$254,068
10	Michael Lewell	Associate Medical Officer-Clinical Quality and Corporate Strategy/Médecin adjoint-Qualité clinique et stratégie d'entreprise	$240,850	$242,846