David Kester
Municipality of Bluewater/Manager of Public Works
2025 Salary
$150,059Total compensation $150,558, including $499 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
#3Municipality of Bluewater
Years on List
42022–2025
Peak Salary
$150,0592025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$127,276 in 2022 is worth about $138,219 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Manager of Public WorksMunicipality Of Bluewater | $150,059Benefits $499Total $150,558 |
| 2024 | Manager of Public WorksMunicipality Of Bluewater | $147,229Benefits $499Total $147,728 |
| 2023 | Manager of Public WorksMunicipality Of Bluewater | $140,573Benefits $499Total $141,072 |
| 2022 | Manager of Public WorksMunicipality Of Bluewater | $127,276Benefits $478Total $127,755 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on David Kester's 2025 salary of $150,059 comes to roughly $103,903 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 27.1% effective) is deducted. It is up about 2% on the $147,229 paid in 2024. On total compensation of $150,558, David Kester ranked #3 of 8 disclosed at Municipality of Bluewater that year, where the median salary was $139,150. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$103,903
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.8%
- vs. 2025 Manager of Public Works median
- +19%
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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.