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Matthew Chandy

Regional Municipality of Waterloo/Director, Build Waterloo Region

2025 Salary

$191,836

Total compensation $194,196, including $2,360 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

#24

Regional Municipality of Waterloo

Years on List

10

2016–2025

Peak Salary

$191,836

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 10 yearly values of total compensation, from $121,618 in 2016 to $194,196 in 2025.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K201620182020202120232025
Total compensation, 2016–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
20162025

$121,087 in 2016 is worth about $154,848 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Director, Build Waterloo RegionRegional Municipality Of Waterloo$191,836
2024Director, Build Waterloo RegionRegional Municipality Of Waterloo$181,995
2023Director, Innovation and Economic DevelopmentRegional Municipality Of Waterloo$166,042
2022Director, Innovation and Economic DevelopmentRegional Municipality Of Waterloo$157,209
2021Director, Economic Development and Smart Waterloo RegionRegional Municipality Of Waterloo$137,134
2020Director, Economic Development and Smart Waterloo RegionRegional Municipality Of Waterloo$135,772
2019Manager, Office of Regional Economic DevelopmentRegional Municipality Of Waterloo$133,452
2018Manager, Office of Regional Economic DevelopmentRegional Municipality of Waterloo$131,167
2017Manager, Office of Regional Economic DevelopmentRegional Municipality of Waterloo$128,911
2016Manager, Economic DevelopmentRegional Municipality of Waterloo$121,087

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Matthew Chandy's $191,836 salary works out to roughly $126,483 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 34.1%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $181,995, that is a rise of about 5%. Matthew Chandy has appeared on the list 10 times since 2016. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.

Estimated net pay
~$126,483
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~31.2%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~34.1%

Where does $191,836 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.

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