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Wade Durham

ORNGE/Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Operating Officer/Directeur Général Délégué et Directeur Général Délégué

2025 Salary

$300,102

Total compensation $302,685, including $2,583 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

#4

ORNGE

Years on List

16

2008–2025

Peak Salary

$300,102

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 16 yearly values of total compensation, from $103,760 in 2008 to $302,685 in 2025. No data from 2009 to 2010.$100K$150K$200K$250K$300K$350K200820132015201920212025
Total compensation, 2008–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
20082025

$103,573 in 2008 is worth about $149,050 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Operating Officer/Directeur Général Délégué et Directeur Général DéléguéORNGE$300,102
2024Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer/Directeur Général Délégué et Directeur GénéralORNGE$300,098
2023Chief Operating Officer, Joint Operations- Medical Operations and Deputy Chief Operating Officer/Directeur des opérations, opérations conjointes, opérations médicales et directeur général adjointORNGE$300,000
2022Chief Operating Officer, Joint Operations- Medical Operations and Deputy Chief Operating Officer/Directeur des opérations, opérations conjointes, opérations médicales et directeur général adjointORNGE$300,000
2021Chief Operating Officer, Joint Operations- Medical Operations and Deputy Chief Operating Officer/Directeur des opérations, opérations conjointes, opérations médicales et directeur général adjointORNGE$300,000
2020Chief Operating Officer, Joint Operations- Medical Operations and Deputy Chief Operating Officer/Directeur des opérations, opérations conjointes, opérations médicales et directeur général adjointORNGE$292,212
2019Chief Operating Officer-Paramedicine/Directeur de l’exploitation -paramédecineORNGE$225,000
2018Chief Operating Officer-Paramedicine/Directeur de l’exploitation -paramédecineOrnge$191,582
2017Director, Base Management/ Directeur de gestion de baseOrnge$168,838
2016Director, Base Management/ Directeur de gestion de baseORNGE$157,482
2015Director, Base Management/ Directeur de gestion de baseOrnge$155,700
2014Director, Base Management / Directeur de gestion de baseOrnge$145,595
2013Director, Base Management/Directeur, Gestion de la BaseOrnge$165,498
2012Director, OperationsOrnge$120,725
2011Director, OperationsOrnge$126,280
2008Investment Co-ordinatorOrnge$103,573

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Wade Durham's $300,102 salary works out to roughly $179,415 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 40.2%. On total compensation of $302,685, Wade Durham ranked #4 of 406 disclosed at ORNGE that year, where the median salary was $142,662. That is about the same as the $300,098 paid in 2024. Members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less after pension contributions, which this estimate leaves out.

Estimated net pay
~$179,415
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~38.4%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~40.2%

Where does $300,102 rank on the Sunshine List? →

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.

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2025

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