Melissa Buchanan
City of Ottawa/Supervisor, Booking Operations, Bus and Para Transit
2025 Salary
$127,271Total compensation $128,386, including $1,115 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
#1,719City of Ottawa
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$127,2712025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$114,473 in 2021 is worth about $132,743 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Supervisor, Booking Operations, Bus and Para TransitCity Of Ottawa | $127,271Benefits $1,115Total $128,386 |
| 2024 | Supervisor, Booking Operations, Bus and Para TransitCity Of Ottawa | $123,922Benefits $1,115Total $125,038 |
| 2023 | Supervisor, Booking Operations, Bus and Para TransitCity Of Ottawa | $122,679Benefits $1,163Total $123,842 |
| 2022 | Supervisor, Booking Operations, Bus and Para TransitCity Of Ottawa | $119,030Benefits $1,195Total $120,225 |
| 2021 | Supervisor, Booking Operations, Bus and Para TransitCity Of Ottawa | $114,473Benefits $1,097Total $115,570 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Melissa Buchanan was paid $127,271 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $91,006, an effective income-tax rate of about 24.2%. On total compensation of $128,386, Melissa Buchanan ranked #1,719 of 5,181 disclosed at City of Ottawa that year, where the median salary was $117,638. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 5 years in all, first in 2021. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$91,006
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.5%
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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.