Sharon Nicklas
Ontario Court of Justice/Chief Judge
2025 Salary
$445,638Total compensation $450,063, including $4,425 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
#21Ontario Court of Justice
Years on List
192007–2025
Peak Salary
$445,6382025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2007–2025
$196,247 in 2007 is worth about $289,002 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chief JudgeOntario Court Of Justice | $445,638Benefits $4,425Total $450,063 |
| 2024 | Chief JudgeOntario Court Of Justice | $394,844Benefits $4,108Total $398,952 |
| 2023 | Chief Judge / Juge en chefOntario Court Of Justice / Cour De Justice De L'ontario | $388,960Benefits $3,976Total $392,937 |
| 2022 | Associate Chief JudgeOntario Court Of Justice | $375,039Benefits $3,835Total $378,875 |
| 2021 | JudgeOntario Court Of Justice | $360,672Benefits $3,635Total $364,306 |
| 2020 | JudgeOntario Court Of Justice | $342,488Benefits $3,520Total $346,008 |
| 2019 | JudgeOntario Court Of Justice | $328,541Benefits $3,487Total $332,028 |
| 2018 | JudgeOntario Court of Justice | $318,688Benefits $4,072Total $322,760 |
| 2017 | Judge / JugeOntario Court of Justice / Cour de justice de l'Ontario | $313,876Benefits $4,169Total $318,045 |
| 2016 | JudgeOntario Court of Justice | $311,465Benefits $4,128Total $315,594 |
| 2015 | Judge / JugeOntario Court of Justice | $305,391Benefits $4,366Total $309,757 |
| 2014 | Judge / JugeOntario Court of Justice | $309,655Benefits $4,478Total $314,133 |
| 2013 | JudgeOntario Court of Justice | $277,035Benefits $3,947Total $280,982 |
| 2012 | JudgeOntario Court of Justice | $264,833Benefits $3,410Total $268,243 |
| 2011 | Judge / JugeOntario Court of Justice / Cour de justice de l'Ontario | $258,237Benefits $3,450Total $261,686 |
| 2010 | JudgeOntario Court of Justice | $250,150Benefits $3,708Total $253,858 |
| 2009 | JudgeOntario Court of Justice | $245,422Benefits $3,659Total $249,082 |
| 2008 | JudgeOntario Court of Justice | $240,861Benefits $3,632Total $244,493 |
| 2007 | JudgeOntario Court of Justice | $196,247Benefits $1,045Total $197,292 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $445,638 Sharon Nicklas earned in 2025, roughly $247,046 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 44.6%. It is up about 13% on the $394,844 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 19 years in all, first in 2007. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Government of Ontario – Judiciary sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$247,046
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~43.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~44.6%
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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.