Melanie Direto
Agricultural Adaptation Council (AAC)/Executive Director
2025 Salary
$167,621Total compensation $180,264, including $12,644 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
#1Agricultural Adaptation Council (AAC)
Years on List
42022–2025
Peak Salary
$174,5992024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$153,064 in 2022 is worth about $166,225 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Executive DirectorAgricultural Adaptation Council (AAC) | $167,621Benefits $12,644Total $180,264 |
| 2024 | Executive DirectorAgricultural Adaptation Council (AAC) | $174,599Benefits $11,963Total $186,562 |
| 2023 | Executive DirectorAgricultural Adaptation Council (AAC) | $154,556Benefits $9,498Total $164,054 |
| 2022 | Executive DirectorAgricultural Adaptation Council (AAC) | $153,064Benefits $10,424Total $163,488 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Melanie Direto was paid $167,621 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $113,582, an effective income-tax rate of about 29.0%. Within Agricultural Adaptation Council (AAC), Melanie Direto's total compensation of $180,264 was the #1 of 2 on the 2025 list. It is down about 4% from the $174,599 paid in 2024. Members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less after pension contributions, which this estimate leaves out.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$113,582
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.2%
- vs. 2025 Executive Director median
- +21%
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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.