Tim Lai
City of Mississauga/Manager,Communications
2025 Salary
$129,478Total compensation $130,121, including $643 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
#1,029City of Mississauga
Years on List
92017–2025
Peak Salary
$129,4782025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$106,704 in 2017 is worth about $134,362 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Manager,CommunicationsCity Of Mississauga | $129,478Benefits $643Total $130,121 |
| 2024 | Manager, Stakeholder CommunicationsCity Of Mississauga | $126,403Benefits $813Total $127,216 |
| 2023 | Manager, Stakeholder CommunicationsCity Of Mississauga | $123,548Benefits $404Total $123,952 |
| 2022 | Manager, Stakeholder CommunicationsCity Of Mississauga | $121,046Benefits $411Total $121,457 |
| 2021 | Manager, Stakeholder CommunicationsCity Of Mississauga | $118,499Benefits $452Total $118,951 |
| 2020 | Manager, Hurontario Light Rail Transit CommunicationsCity Of Mississauga | $120,378Benefits $393Total $120,771 |
| 2019 | Manager, Light Rail Train CommunicationsCity Of Mississauga | $117,647Benefits $396Total $118,043 |
| 2018 | Manager, Light Rail Train CommunicationsCity of Mississauga | $112,170Benefits $0Total $112,170 |
| 2017 | Manager, Light Rail Train CommunicationsCity of Mississauga | $106,704Benefits $0Total $106,704 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Tim Lai's 2025 salary of $129,478 comes to roughly $92,256 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 24.5% effective) is deducted. Among those listed as Communications Manager in 2025, the median was $120,740; this salary sits about 7% above it. Tim Lai has appeared on the list 9 times since 2017. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$92,256
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.7%
- vs. 2025 Communications Manager median
- +7%
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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.