Charu Smith
Children's Aid Society of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo/Legal Counsel
2025 Salary
$121,968Total compensation $122,496, including $528 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
#11Children's Aid Society of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$121,9682025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$104,409 in 2018 is worth about $128,516 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Charu Smith was paid $121,968 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $88,005, an effective income-tax rate of about 23.3%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $116,314, that is a rise of about 5%. Among those listed as Legal Counsel in 2025, the median was $142,655; this salary sits about 15% below it. 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
- ~$88,005
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.8%
- vs. 2025 Legal Counsel median
- −15%
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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.