Iain Aspenlieder
City of Ottawa/Legal Counsel
2025 Salary
$102,784Total compensation $103,069, including $285 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
#4,860City of Ottawa
Years on List
102016–2025
Peak Salary
$148,2472024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2016–2025
$106,121 in 2016 is worth about $135,709 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Legal CounselCity Of Ottawa | $102,784Benefits $285Total $103,069 |
| 2024 | Legal CounselCity Of Ottawa | $148,247Benefits $430Total $148,677 |
| 2023 | Legal CounselCity Of Ottawa | $135,274Benefits $431Total $135,705 |
| 2022 | Legal CounselCity Of Ottawa | $141,213Benefits $437Total $141,650 |
| 2021 | Legal CounselCity Of Ottawa | $119,830Benefits $378Total $120,208 |
| 2020 | Associate Legal CounselCity Of Ottawa | $121,381Benefits $443Total $121,824 |
| 2019 | Associate Legal CounselCity Of Ottawa | $116,824Benefits $449Total $117,273 |
| 2018 | Associate Legal CounselCity of Ottawa | $117,401Benefits $395Total $117,796 |
| 2017 | Associate Legal CounselCity of Ottawa | $110,159Benefits $362Total $110,521 |
| 2016 | Associate Legal CounselCity of Ottawa | $106,121Benefits $336Total $106,457 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Iain Aspenlieder was paid $102,784 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $75,931, an effective income-tax rate of about 20.8%. That is about 28% below the 2025 median of $142,655 for Legal Counsel on the Sunshine List. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 10 years in all, first in 2016. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$75,931
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~20.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.1%
- vs. 2025 Legal Counsel median
- −28%
Where does $102,784 rank on the Sunshine List? →
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.