Matt Ruetz
City of Kitchener/Municipal Building Offical Technical Specialist
2025 Salary
$180,595Total compensation $181,379, including $784 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
#43City of Kitchener
Years on List
32023–2025
Peak Salary
$180,5952025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2023–2025
$101,114 in 2023 is worth about $105,683 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Municipal Building Offical Technical SpecialistCity Of Kitchener | $180,595Benefits $784Total $181,379 |
| 2024 | Municipal Building Official Technical SpecialistCity Of Kitchener | $108,761Benefits $824Total $109,585 |
| 2023 | Municipal Building Official Technical SpecialistCity Of Kitchener | $101,114Benefits $673Total $101,786 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Matt Ruetz's 2025 salary of $180,595 comes to roughly $120,668 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 30.1% effective) is deducted. At City of Kitchener, 620 people made the 2025 list with a median salary of $126,758; Matt Ruetz's total compensation of $181,379 ranked #43. That is about 66% more than the $108,761 paid in 2024. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$120,668
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.2%
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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.