Vijay Thanigasalam
Legislative Assembly/Associate Minister, Mental Health and Addictions / Ministre associé, Santé mentale et dépendances
2025 Salary
$179,210Total compensation $180,241, including $1,031 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
#64Legislative Assembly
Years on List
72019–2025
Peak Salary
$179,2102025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2019–2025
$129,648 in 2019 is worth about $156,530 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Associate Minister, Mental Health and Addictions / Ministre associé, Santé mentale et dépendancesLegislative Assembly | $179,210Benefits $1,031Total $180,241 |
| 2024 | Associate Minister, Housing / Ministre associé, LogementLegislative Assembly | $138,928Benefits $474Total $139,402 |
| 2023 | Associate Minister, Transportation / Ministre associé, TransportsLegislative Assembly / Assemblée législative | $134,788Benefits $192Total $134,980 |
| 2022 | Parliamentary Assistant, Infrastructure / Adjoint parlementaire au ministre de l’InfrastructureLegislative Assembly | $133,217Benefits $190Total $133,407 |
| 2021 | Parliamentary Assistant, Transportation / Adjoint parlementaire, TransportsLegislative Assembly | $133,217Benefits $204Total $133,421 |
| 2020 | Parliamentary Assistant, Transportation / Adjoint parlementaire, TransportsLegislative Assembly | $133,217Benefits $216Total $133,433 |
| 2019 | Parliamentary Assistant, Transportation / Adjoint parlementaire, TransportsLegislative Assembly | $129,648Benefits $214Total $129,862 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Vijay Thanigasalam was paid $179,210 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $119,952, an effective income-tax rate of about 30.0%. Within Legislative Assembly, Vijay Thanigasalam's total compensation of $180,241 was the #64 of 327, against a median salary of $145,583. Vijay Thanigasalam has appeared on the list 7 times since 2019. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$119,952
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.1%
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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.