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Jennifer Charles

City of Guelph/General Manager Legal And Court Services / City Solicitor

2025 Salary

$198,057

Total compensation $202,038, including $3,980 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

#12

City of Guelph

Years on List

6

2020–2025

Peak Salary

$198,057

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 6 yearly values of total compensation, from $118,758 in 2020 to $202,038 in 2025.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K$225K202020212022202320242025
Total compensation, 2020–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2020–2025

$117,800 in 2020 is worth about $141,188 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025General Manager Legal And Court Services / City SolicitorCity Of Guelph$198,057Benefits $3,980Total $202,038
2024General Manager Legal and Court Services/City SolicitorCity Of Guelph$176,979Benefits $3,119Total $180,098
2023General Manager, Legal and Court Services/City SolicitorCity Of Guelph$140,138Benefits $1,048Total $141,185
2022Associate SolicitorCity Of Guelph$132,436Benefits $1,098Total $133,534
2021Associate SolicitorCity Of Guelph$127,726Benefits $1,063Total $128,789
2020Associate SolicitorCity Of Guelph$117,800Benefits $958Total $118,758

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Of the $198,057 Jennifer Charles earned in 2025, roughly $129,700 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 34.5%. That is about 12% more than the $176,979 paid in 2024. Jennifer Charles has appeared on the list 6 times since 2020. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay
~$129,700
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~31.7%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~34.5%

Where does $198,057 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.

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