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Melissa Kell

Solicitor General/Forensic Scientist

2025 Salary

$115,265

Total compensation $115,510, including $245 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

#3,715

Solicitor General

Years on List

5

2021–2025

Peak Salary

$117,680

2024

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 5 yearly values of total compensation, from $100,705 in 2021 to $115,510 in 2025.$100K$105K$110K$115K$120K20212022202320242025
Total compensation, 2021–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
20212025

$100,483 in 2021 is worth about $116,520 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Forensic ScientistSolicitor General$115,265
2024Forensic ScientistSolicitor General$117,680
2023Forensic Scientist / Experte judiciaireSolicitor General / Solliciteur général$103,059
2022Forensic ScientistSolicitor General$102,039
2021Forensic ScientistSolicitor General$100,483

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Melissa Kell was paid $115,265 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $84,181, an effective income-tax rate of about 22.2%. Within Solicitor General, Melissa Kell's total compensation of $115,510 was the #3,715 of 5,958, against a median salary of $122,057. Melissa Kell has appeared on the list 5 times since 2021. Most Government of Ontario – Ministries employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.

Estimated net pay
~$84,181
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~22.2%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~27.0%
vs. 2025 Forensic Scientist median
about even

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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.

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2025

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