Gary Melanson
Regional Municipality of Waterloo – Police/Senior Director Legal Services
2025 Salary
$189,855Total compensation $190,745, including $890 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
#37Regional Municipality of Waterloo – Police
Years on List
212005–2025
Peak Salary
$223,6162023
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2005–2025
$106,800 in 2005 is worth about $163,894 in 2025 dollars.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Gary Melanson was paid $189,855 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $125,457, an effective income-tax rate of about 31.0%. That is about 14% less than the $221,762 paid in 2024. Gary Melanson has appeared on the list 21 times since 2005. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$125,457
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.9%
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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.