Valerie Leong
Tourism, Culture and Gaming/Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Strategic Communications
2025 Salary
$144,887Total compensation $145,069, including $181 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
#51Tourism, Culture and Gaming
Years on List
22024–2025
Peak Salary
$144,8872025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2024–2025
$125,722 in 2024 is worth about $128,301 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Strategic CommunicationsTourism, Culture and Gaming | $144,887Benefits $181Total $145,069 |
| 2024 | Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Strategic CommunicationsTourism, Culture and Sport | $125,722Benefits $164Total $125,886 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Valerie Leong's 2025 salary of $144,887 comes to roughly $100,975 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 26.5% effective) is deducted. On total compensation of $145,069, Valerie Leong ranked #51 of 221 disclosed at Tourism, Culture and Gaming that year, where the median salary was $127,798. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $125,722, that is a rise of about 15%. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$100,975
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.3%
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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.