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Zhongjing Liu

City of Toronto/System Development Specialist

2025 Salary

$128,185

Total compensation $128,879, including $693 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

#6,580

City of Toronto

Years on List

9

2017–2025

Peak Salary

$128,185

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 9 yearly values of total compensation, from $105,377 in 2017 to $128,879 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K201720192020202220232025
Total compensation, 2017–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2017–2025

$104,681 in 2017 is worth about $131,814 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025System Development SpecialistCity Of Toronto$128,185Benefits $693Total $128,879
2024System Development SpecialistCity Of Toronto$117,370Benefits $685Total $118,055
2023System Development SpecialistCity Of Toronto$118,955Benefits $776Total $119,731
2022System Development SpecialistCity Of Toronto$112,159Benefits $765Total $112,924
2021System Development SpecialistCity Of Toronto$109,526Benefits $755Total $110,281
2020System Development SpecialistCity Of Toronto$109,328Benefits $720Total $110,048
2019System Development SpecialistCity Of Toronto$110,709Benefits $714Total $111,423
2018System Development SpecialistCity of Toronto$105,075Benefits $705Total $105,780
2017System Development SpecialistCity of Toronto$104,681Benefits $696Total $105,377

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Zhongjing Liu's $128,185 salary works out to roughly $91,524 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 28.6%. At City of Toronto, 13,079 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $128,018; Zhongjing Liu's total compensation of $128,879 ranked #6,580. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $117,370, that is a rise of about 9%. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay
~$91,524
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~24.3%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~28.6%
vs. 2025 System Development Specialist median
+17%

Where does $128,185 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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