Jennifer Pereira
City of Ottawa/Senior Legal Counsel
2025 Salary
$194,012Total compensation $194,584, including $573 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
#92City of Ottawa
Years on List
122014–2025
Peak Salary
$194,0122025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2014–2025
$114,589 in 2014 is worth about $150,283 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Legal CounselCity Of Ottawa | $194,012Benefits $573Total $194,584 |
| 2024 | Senior Legal CounselCity Of Ottawa | $175,257Benefits $504Total $175,762 |
| 2023 | Legal CounselCity Of Ottawa | $142,295Benefits $460Total $142,755 |
| 2022 | Legal CounselCity Of Ottawa | $160,030Benefits $473Total $160,502 |
| 2021 | Legal CounselCity Of Ottawa | $135,950Benefits $434Total $136,384 |
| 2020 | Legal CounselCity Of Ottawa | $140,089Benefits $511Total $140,600 |
| 2019 | Legal CounselCity Of Ottawa | $134,719Benefits $512Total $135,231 |
| 2018 | Legal CounselCity of Ottawa | $129,755Benefits $438Total $130,193 |
| 2017 | Legal CounselCity of Ottawa | $122,644Benefits $408Total $123,053 |
| 2016 | Legal CounselCity of Ottawa | $122,494Benefits $385Total $122,879 |
| 2015 | Legal CounselCity of Ottawa | $115,609Benefits $345Total $115,954 |
| 2014 | Associate Legal CounselCity of Ottawa | $114,589Benefits $361Total $114,950 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $194,012 Jennifer Pereira earned in 2025, roughly $127,608 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 34.2%. That is about 3% above the 2025 median of $188,510 for Senior Legal Counsel on the Sunshine List. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 12 years in all, first in 2014. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$127,608
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~34.2%
- vs. 2025 Senior Legal Counsel median
- +3%
Where does $194,012 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.