Valerie Huaco
Royal Ontario Museum/Deputy Director, Collections and Research and Chief Innovation Officer / Sous-directrice des collections et de la recherche, et directrice de l'innovation
2025 Salary
$311,251Total compensation $322,955, including $11,704 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
#2Royal Ontario Museum
Years on List
42022–2025
Peak Salary
$311,2512025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$168,772 in 2022 is worth about $183,283 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Deputy Director, Collections and Research and Chief Innovation Officer / Sous-directrice des collections et de la recherche, et directrice de l'innovationRoyal Ontario Museum | $311,251Benefits $11,704Total $322,955 |
| 2024 | Deputy Director, Collections and Research and Chief Innovation Officer / Sous-directrice des collections et de la recherche, et directrice de l’innovationRoyal Ontario Museum | $311,247Benefits $11,442Total $322,689 |
| 2023 | Deputy Director, Collections and Research and Chief Innovation Officer / Sous-directrice des collections et de la recherche, et directrice de l'innovationRoyal Ontario Museum / Musée royal de l'Ontario | $308,779Benefits $11,339Total $320,118 |
| 2022 | Deputy Director, Collections and Research and Chief Innovation Officer / Sous-directrice des collections et de la recherche, et directrice de l’innovationRoyal Ontario Museum | $168,772Benefits $5,917Total $174,690 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $311,251 Valerie Huaco earned in 2025, roughly $184,595 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 40.7%. At Royal Ontario Museum, 200 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $117,784; Valerie Huaco's total compensation of $322,955 ranked #2. That is about the same as the $311,247 paid in 2024. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$184,595
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~38.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~40.7%
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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.