Joel Cotter
City of Waterloo/Senior Director, Integrated Planning and Public Works, Planning and City Planner
2025 Salary
$205,231Total compensation $208,192, including $2,961 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
#9City of Waterloo
Years on List
122014–2025
Peak Salary
$205,2312025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2014–2025
$108,987 in 2014 is worth about $142,937 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Director, Integrated Planning and Public Works, Planning and City PlannerCity Of Waterloo | $205,231 |
| 2024 | Senior Director, Integrated Planning and Public Works, Planning and City PlannerCity Of Waterloo | $192,460 |
| 2023 | Senior Director, Integrated Planning and Public Works, Planning and City PlannerCity Of Waterloo | $181,921 |
| 2022 | Senior Director, Integrated Planning and Public Works, Planning and City PlannerCity Of Waterloo | $178,248 |
| 2021 | Senior Director, Integrated Planning and Public Works, Planning and City PlannerCity Of Waterloo | $161,993 |
| 2020 | Director, Planning and City PlannerCity Of Waterloo | $147,051 |
| 2019 | Director, Planning and City PlannerCity Of Waterloo | $155,620 |
| 2018 | Director, Planning and City PlannerCity of Waterloo | $145,989 |
| 2017 | Director, Planning ApprovalsCity of Waterloo | $120,939 |
| 2016 | Director, Planning ApprovalsCity of Waterloo | $113,891 |
| 2015 | Director, Planning ApprovalsCity of Waterloo | $108,290 |
| 2014 | Manager, Applications and ImplementationCity of Waterloo | $108,987 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Joel Cotter's $205,231 salary works out to roughly $133,261 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 35.1%. That is about 7% more than the $192,460 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 12 years in all, first in 2014. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$133,261
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~35.1%
Where does $205,231 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.