Cynthia Merrifield
County of Grey/Director of Care
2025 Salary
$135,884Total compensation $136,450, including $566 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
#24County of Grey
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$135,8842025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$101,701 in 2018 is worth about $125,182 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director of CareCounty Of Grey | $135,884Benefits $566Total $136,450 |
| 2024 | Director of CareCounty Of Grey | $125,847Benefits $619Total $126,466 |
| 2023 | Director of Care, Grey GablesCounty Of Grey | $123,040Benefits $521Total $123,561 |
| 2022 | Director of Care, Grey GablesCounty Of Grey | $126,645Benefits $466Total $127,111 |
| 2021 | Director of Care, Grey GablesCounty Of Grey | $119,159Benefits $460Total $119,619 |
| 2020 | Director of Care, Grey GablesCounty Of Grey | $116,911Benefits $467Total $117,378 |
| 2019 | Director of Care, Grey GablesCounty Of Grey | $106,527Benefits $462Total $106,989 |
| 2018 | Director of CareCounty of Grey | $101,701Benefits $450Total $102,151 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Cynthia Merrifield's 2025 salary of $135,884 comes to roughly $95,880 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 25.4% effective) is deducted. For comparison, the median Director of Care on the 2025 list was paid $127,210; this salary is about 7% more. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $125,847, that is a rise of about 8%. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$95,880
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.4%
- vs. 2025 Director of Care median
- +7%
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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.