Sarah Plonka
Seniors and Accessibility/Senior Policy Advisor
2025 Salary
$125,725Total compensation $125,986, including $261 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
#63Seniors and Accessibility
Years on List
32023–2025
Peak Salary
$125,7252025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2023–2025
$103,107 in 2023 is worth about $107,767 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Policy AdvisorSeniors and Accessibility | $125,725Benefits $261Total $125,986 |
| 2024 | Senior Policy AdvisorSeniors and Accessibility | $120,240Benefits $246Total $120,486 |
| 2023 | Senior Policy Advisor / Conseillère principale en politiquesSeniors and Accessibility / Services aux aînés et Accessibilité | $103,107Benefits $228Total $103,335 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Sarah Plonka's 2025 salary of $125,725 comes to roughly $90,131 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 23.9% effective) is deducted. It is up about 5% on the $120,240 paid in 2024. The 2025 median for Senior Policy Advisor on the list was $125,377, almost exactly this figure. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Government of Ontario – Ministries sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$90,131
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.3%
- vs. 2025 Senior Policy Advisor median
- about even
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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.