Melissa Mcquaid
Sir Sandford Fleming of Applied Arts and Technology/Counsellor
2025 Salary
$132,216Total compensation $132,310, including $93 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
#107Sir Sandford Fleming of Applied Arts and Technology
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$132,2162025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$102,338 in 2018 is worth about $125,966 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CounsellorSir Sandford Fleming Of Applied Arts and Technology | $132,216Benefits $93Total $132,310 |
| 2024 | CounsellorSir Sandford Fleming Of Applied Arts and Technology | $126,689Benefits $93Total $126,782 |
| 2023 | CounsellorSir Sandford Fleming Of Applied Arts and Technology | $127,004Benefits $95Total $127,099 |
| 2022 | CounsellorSir Sandford Fleming Of Applied Arts and Technology | $116,823Benefits $113Total $116,936 |
| 2021 | CounsellorSir Sandford Fleming Of Applied Arts and Technology | $115,671Benefits $125Total $115,796 |
| 2020 | CounsellorSir Sandford Fleming Of Applied Arts and Technology | $115,696Benefits $117Total $115,813 |
| 2019 | CounsellorSir Sandford Fleming Of Applied Arts and Technology | $106,152Benefits $111Total $106,263 |
| 2018 | CounsellorSir Sandford Fleming of Applied Arts and Technology | $102,338Benefits $111Total $102,449 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $132,216 Melissa Mcquaid earned in 2025, roughly $93,805 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 29.1%. For comparison, the median Counsellor on the 2025 list was paid $123,093; this salary is about 7% more. It is up about 4% on the $126,689 paid in 2024. Pension contributions — likely the CAAT Pension Plan in the Colleges sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$93,805
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.1%
- vs. 2025 Counsellor median
- +7%
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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.