Sandra Tam
Finance/Senior Policy Advisor
2025 Salary
$135,677Total compensation $135,845, including $167 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
#242Finance
Years on List
42022–2025
Peak Salary
$137,3142024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$111,477 in 2022 is worth about $121,062 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Policy AdvisorFinance | $135,677 |
| 2024 | Senior Policy AdvisorFinance | $137,314 |
| 2023 | Senior Policy Advisor / Conseillère principale en politiquesFinance / Finances | $117,234 |
| 2022 | Senior Policy AdvisorFinance | $111,477 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Sandra Tam's $135,677 salary works out to roughly $95,763 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 29.4%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $137,314, that is a drop of about 1%. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 4 years in all, first in 2022. Most Government of Ontario – Ministries employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$95,763
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.4%
- vs. 2025 Senior Policy Advisor median
- +8%
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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.