Sandra Lopes
Legislative Assembly/Research Officer / Agent de recherche
2025 Salary
$137,293Total compensation $137,466, including $173 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
#181Legislative Assembly
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$137,2932025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$102,285 in 2021 is worth about $118,610 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Research Officer / Agent de rechercheLegislative Assembly | $137,293Benefits $173Total $137,466 |
| 2024 | Research Officer / Agent de rechercheLegislative Assembly | $132,232Benefits $160Total $132,393 |
| 2023 | Research Officer / Agent de rechercheLegislative Assembly / Assemblée législative | $110,599Benefits $147Total $110,746 |
| 2022 | Research Officer / Agent de rechercheLegislative Assembly | $107,023Benefits $141Total $107,163 |
| 2021 | Research Officer / Agent de rechercheLegislative Assembly | $102,285Benefits $135Total $102,420 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Sandra Lopes's 2025 salary of $137,293 comes to roughly $96,678 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 25.6% effective) is deducted. For comparison, the median Research Officer on the 2025 list was paid $130,190; this salary is about 5% more. That is about 4% more than the $132,232 paid in 2024. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$96,678
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.6%
- vs. 2025 Research Officer median
- +5%
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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.