Mary Simms
City of Ottawa/Senior Legal Counsel
2025 Salary
$193,717Total compensation $194,254, including $538 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
#96City of Ottawa
Years on List
92017–2025
Peak Salary
$193,7172025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$110,260 in 2017 is worth about $138,839 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Legal CounselCity Of Ottawa | $193,717 |
| 2024 | Senior Legal CounselCity Of Ottawa | $190,329 |
| 2023 | Senior Legal CounselCity Of Ottawa | $179,315 |
| 2022 | Senior Legal CounselCity Of Ottawa | $156,449 |
| 2021 | Legal CounselCity Of Ottawa | $135,494 |
| 2020 | Legal CounselCity Of Ottawa | $143,669 |
| 2019 | Legal CounselCity Of Ottawa | $129,860 |
| 2018 | Legal CounselCity of Ottawa | $123,032 |
| 2017 | Associate Legal CounselCity of Ottawa | $110,260 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Mary Simms was paid $193,717 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $127,456, an effective income-tax rate of about 31.4%. At City of Ottawa, 5,181 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $117,638; Mary Simms's total compensation of $194,254 ranked #96. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 9 years in all, first in 2017. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$127,456
- 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 $193,717 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.