Samuel Ko
Finance/Lead Economic Advisor
2025 Salary
$131,214Total compensation $131,372, including $159 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
#292Finance
Years on List
92017–2025
Peak Salary
$131,2142025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$100,854 in 2017 is worth about $126,995 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lead Economic AdvisorFinance | $131,214 |
| 2024 | Economic SpecialistFinance | $125,365 |
| 2023 | Economic Specialist / Spécialiste en questions économiquesFinance / Finances | $112,593 |
| 2022 | Economic SpecialistFinance | $109,961 |
| 2021 | Economic SpecialistFinance | $108,762 |
| 2020 | Economic SpecialistFinance | $106,627 |
| 2019 | Economic SpecialistFinance | $104,542 |
| 2018 | Economic SpecialistFinance | $103,588 |
| 2017 | Economic Specialist / Spécialiste en questions économiquesFinance / Finances | $100,854 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $131,214 Samuel Ko earned in 2025, roughly $93,237 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 28.9%. That is about 5% more than the $125,365 paid in 2024. Samuel Ko has appeared on the list 9 times since 2017. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$93,237
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.9%
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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.