Danielle Defields
Regional Municipality of Waterloo/Director, Regional Growth, Development and Sustainability Services
2025 Salary
$194,624Total compensation $196,996, including $2,372 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
#21Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Years on List
42022–2025
Peak Salary
$194,6242025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$172,624 in 2022 is worth about $187,466 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director, Regional Growth, Development and Sustainability ServicesRegional Municipality Of Waterloo | $194,624Benefits $2,372Total $196,996 |
| 2024 | Director, Regional Growth, Development and Sustainability ServicesRegional Municipality Of Waterloo | $184,841Benefits $2,484Total $187,326 |
| 2023 | Director, Community PlanningRegional Municipality Of Waterloo | $184,742Benefits $2,608Total $187,350 |
| 2022 | Director, Community PlanningRegional Municipality Of Waterloo | $172,624Benefits $2,535Total $175,160 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Danielle Defields's $194,624 salary works out to roughly $127,925 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 34.3%. It is up about 5% on the $184,841 paid in 2024. Danielle Defields has appeared on the list 4 times since 2022. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$127,925
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~34.3%
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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.