Wayne Barnes
Natural Resources and Forestry/Director, Business Development Branch
2025 Salary
$229,547Total compensation $229,797, including $250 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
#8Natural Resources and Forestry
Years on List
132012–2025
Peak Salary
$229,5472025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2012–2025
$116,340 in 2012 is worth about $156,969 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director, Business Development BranchNatural Resources | $229,547Benefits $250Total $229,797 |
| 2024 | Director, Business Development BranchNatural Resources and Forestry | $193,509Benefits $237Total $193,746 |
| 2023 | Director, Business Development Branch / Directeur, direction du développement des activitésNatural Resources and Forestry / Richesses Naturelles Et Forêts | $194,462Benefits $229Total $194,691 |
| 2021 | Director, Business Development BranchNatural Resources And Forestry | $175,691Benefits $213Total $175,904 |
| 2020 | Director, Business Development BranchNatural Resources And Forestry | $168,957Benefits $203Total $169,161 |
| 2019 | Director, Business Development BranchNatural Resources And Forestry | $157,417Benefits $204Total $157,620 |
| 2018 | Director, Business Development BranchNatural Resources and Forestry | $152,674Benefits $229Total $152,903 |
| 2017 | Director, Business Development Branch / Directeur, direction du développement des activitésNatural Resources and Forestry / Richesses naturelles et des Forêts | $143,410Benefits $220Total $143,630 |
| 2016 | Director, Business Development Branch / Directeur, direction du développement des activitésNatural Resources and Forestry | $133,092Benefits $203Total $133,295 |
| 2015 | Director, Business Development Branch / Directeur, direction du développement des activitésNatural Resources & Forestry | $123,872Benefits $203Total $124,075 |
| 2014 | Director, Business Development Branch / Directeur, Direction du développement des activitésNatural Resources and Forestry | $119,983Benefits $205Total $120,188 |
| 2013 | Director, Business Development BranchNatural Resources | $118,547Benefits $181Total $118,728 |
| 2012 | Director, Business Development BranchNatural Resources | $116,340Benefits $162Total $116,502 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Wayne Barnes's 2025 salary of $229,547 comes to roughly $145,706 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 34.1% effective) is deducted. It is up about 19% on the $193,509 paid in 2024. Wayne Barnes has appeared on the list 13 times since 2012. Most Government of Ontario – Ministries employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$145,706
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~34.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~36.5%
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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.