Candace Tashos
City of Vaughan/Senior Legal Counsel
2025 Salary
$194,270Total compensation $194,967, including $698 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
#58City of Vaughan
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$194,2702025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$115,586 in 2021 is worth about $134,034 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Legal CounselCity Of Vaughan | $194,270Benefits $698Total $194,967 |
| 2024 | Senior Legal CounselCity Of Vaughan | $187,415Benefits $794Total $188,209 |
| 2023 | Legal CounselCity Of Vaughan | $172,743Benefits $767Total $173,510 |
| 2022 | Legal Counsel, Planning and DevelopmentCity Of Vaughan | $167,463Benefits $743Total $168,207 |
| 2021 | Legal Counsel - Planning and DevelopmentCity Of Vaughan | $115,586Benefits $515Total $116,101 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Candace Tashos's 2025 salary of $194,270 comes to roughly $127,742 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 31.4% effective) is deducted. Among those listed as Senior Legal Counsel in 2025, the median was $188,510; this salary sits about 3% above it. That is about 4% more than the $187,415 paid in 2024. Candace Tashos has appeared on the list 5 times since 2021. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$127,742
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~34.2%
- vs. 2025 Senior Legal Counsel median
- +3%
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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.