Kelvin O'Brien
City of Ottawa/Manager, Strategic Projects
2025 Salary
$127,807Total compensation $128,212, including $405 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
#1,732City of Ottawa
Years on List
52020–2025
Peak Salary
$127,8072025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$104,291 in 2020 is worth about $124,997 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Manager, Strategic ProjectsCity Of Ottawa | $127,807Benefits $405Total $128,212 |
| 2024 | Program Manager, Light Rail ProjectsCity Of Ottawa | $122,081Benefits $359Total $122,440 |
| 2023 | Program Manager, Light Rail ProjectsCity Of Ottawa | $107,892Benefits $347Total $108,239 |
| 2022 | Specialist, Light Rail ProjectsCity Of Ottawa | $103,895Benefits $340Total $104,235 |
| 2020 | Contract Management OfficerCity Of Ottawa | $104,291Benefits $0Total $104,291 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Kelvin O'Brien's $127,807 salary works out to roughly $91,310 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 28.6%. It is up about 5% on the $122,081 paid in 2024. Kelvin O'Brien has appeared on the list 5 times since 2020. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$91,310
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.6%
- vs. 2025 Manager - Strategic Projects median
- −8%
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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.