Melissa Cooney
Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation/Executive Assistant
2025 Salary
$145,497Total compensation $145,673, including $175 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
#27Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation
Years on List
92017–2025
Peak Salary
$145,4972025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$100,829 in 2017 is worth about $126,965 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Executive AssistantIndigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation | $145,497Benefits $175Total $145,673 |
| 2024 | Executive AssistantIndigenous Affairs | $138,678Benefits $169Total $138,847 |
| 2023 | Executive Assistant / Attachée de directionIndigenous Affairs / Affaires autochtones | $128,387Benefits $162Total $128,549 |
| 2022 | Executive AssistantIndigenous Affairs | $128,986Benefits $159Total $129,145 |
| 2021 | Executive AssistantIndigenous Affairs | $122,844Benefits $156Total $122,999 |
| 2020 | Executive AssistantIndigenous Affairs | $120,607Benefits $149Total $120,756 |
| 2019 | Executive AssistantIndigenous Affairs | $114,418Benefits $149Total $114,568 |
| 2018 | Executive AssistantIndigenous Relations and Reconciliation | $110,094Benefits $163Total $110,257 |
| 2017 | Executive Assistant / Attachée de directionIndigenous Relations and Reconciliation / Relations avec les Autochtones et de la Réconciliation | $100,829Benefits $147Total $100,977 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $145,497 Melissa Cooney earned in 2025, roughly $101,321 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 30.4%. On total compensation of $145,673, Melissa Cooney ranked #27 of 110 disclosed at Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation that year, where the median salary was $125,544. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$101,321
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.4%
- vs. 2025 Executive Assistant median
- +35%
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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.