Vanessa Lu
Ontario Science Centre/Director, Marketing and Communications
2025 Salary
$137,983Total compensation $138,148, including $166 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
#19Ontario Science Centre
Years on List
42022–2025
Peak Salary
$137,9832025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$101,406 in 2022 is worth about $110,124 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director, Marketing and CommunicationsOntario Science Centre | $137,983Benefits $166Total $138,148 |
| 2024 | Director, Marketing and CommunicationsOntario Science Centre | $129,108Benefits $226Total $129,334 |
| 2023 | Manager, Strategic Communications / Chef, Communications stratégiquesOntario Science Centre / Centre des sciences de l'Ontario | $109,290Benefits $234Total $109,524 |
| 2022 | Manager, Strategic CommunicationsOntario Science Centre | $101,406Benefits $224Total $101,630 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Vanessa Lu's 2025 salary of $137,983 comes to roughly $97,068 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 25.7% effective) is deducted. Within Ontario Science Centre, Vanessa Lu's total compensation of $138,148 was the #19 of 58, against a median salary of $117,677. It is up about 7% on the $129,108 paid in 2024. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Crown Agencies sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$97,068
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.7%
- vs. 2025 Director Marketing and Communications median
- about even
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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.