Melissa Riou
City of Greater Sudbury/Director of Planning Services
2025 Salary
$137,635Total compensation $138,799, including $1,164 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
#199City of Greater Sudbury
Years on List
92017–2025
Peak Salary
$137,6352025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$101,635 in 2017 is worth about $127,979 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director of Planning ServicesCity Of Greater Sudbury | $137,635Benefits $1,164Total $138,799 |
| 2024 | Senior Planner - Strategic and Environmental PlanningCity Of Greater Sudbury | $128,552Benefits $547Total $129,099 |
| 2023 | Senior Planner - Strategic and Environmental PlanningCity Of Greater Sudbury | $125,218Benefits $526Total $125,744 |
| 2022 | Senior Planner, Strategic and Environmental PlanningCity Of Greater Sudbury | $122,128Benefits $546Total $122,674 |
| 2021 | Senior Planner Strategic and Environmental PlanningCity Of Greater Sudbury | $121,243Benefits $552Total $121,795 |
| 2020 | Senior Planner, Community and Strategic PlanningCity Of Greater Sudbury | $123,265Benefits $510Total $123,774 |
| 2019 | Senior Planner, Community and Strategic PlanningCity Of Greater Sudbury | $113,183Benefits $515Total $113,697 |
| 2018 | Senior Planner, Community and Strategic PlanningCity of Greater Sudbury | $107,933Benefits $492Total $108,425 |
| 2017 | Senior Planner, Community and Strategic PlanningCity of Greater Sudbury | $101,635Benefits $437Total $102,072 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Melissa Riou's 2025 salary of $137,635 comes to roughly $96,872 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 25.6% effective) is deducted. For comparison, the median Director of Planning Services on the 2025 list was paid $182,413; this salary is about 25% less. It is up about 7% on the $128,552 paid in 2024. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$96,872
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.6%
- vs. 2025 Director of Planning Services median
- −25%
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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.