Debbie Symons
Regional Municipality of Halton/Director, Budgets and Tax Policy
2025 Salary
$221,143Total compensation $222,167, including $1,024 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
#47Regional Municipality of Halton
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$221,1432025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$109,714 in 2018 is worth about $135,045 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director, Budgets and Tax PolicyRegional Municipality Of Halton | $221,143Benefits $1,024Total $222,167 |
| 2024 | Director, Budgets and Tax PolicyRegional Municipality Of Halton | $202,306Benefits $951Total $203,257 |
| 2023 | Director, Budgets and Tax PolicyRegional Municipality Of Halton | $193,090Benefits $908Total $193,998 |
| 2022 | Director, Budgets and Tax PolicyRegional Municipality Of Halton | $187,327Benefits $880Total $188,207 |
| 2021 | Director, Budgets and Tax PolicyRegional Municipality Of Halton | $106,900Benefits $460Total $107,360 |
| 2020 | Manager, Public Works BudgetRegional Municipality Of Halton | $162,329Benefits $683Total $163,012 |
| 2019 | Director, Budgets and Tax PolicyRegional Municipality Of Halton | $139,119Benefits $632Total $139,752 |
| 2018 | Director, Budgets and Tax PolicyRegional Municipality of Halton | $109,714Benefits $519Total $110,233 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Debbie Symons's 2025 salary of $221,143 comes to roughly $141,490 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 33.5% effective) is deducted. That is about 9% more than the $202,306 paid in 2024. Debbie Symons has appeared on the list 8 times since 2018. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$141,490
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~36.0%
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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.