Sonya Higgins
IISD Experimental Lakes Area Inc/Senior Research Chemist
2025 Salary
$116,820Total compensation $122,805, including $5,985 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
#5IISD Experimental Lakes Area Inc
Years on List
32023–2025
Peak Salary
$116,8202025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2023–2025
$106,074 in 2023 is worth about $110,868 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Research ChemistIISD Experimental Lakes Area Inc | $116,820 |
| 2024 | Research ChemistIISD Experimental Lakes Area Inc | $110,567 |
| 2023 | Research ChemistIISD Experimental Lakes Area Inc | $106,074 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Sonya Higgins's 2025 salary of $116,820 comes to roughly $85,092 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 22.4% effective) is deducted. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $110,567, that is a rise of about 6%. Sonya Higgins has appeared on the list 3 times since 2023. Members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less after pension contributions, which this estimate leaves out.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$85,092
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~22.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.2%
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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.