Melissa Seal
Queen's University/Senior Legal Counsel
2025 Salary
$190,317Total compensation $190,589, including $272 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
#488Queen's University
Years on List
62020–2025
Peak Salary
$190,3172025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$129,499 in 2020 is worth about $155,210 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Legal CounselQueen's University | $190,317Benefits $272Total $190,589 |
| 2024 | Senior Director (Employee and Labour Relations), Senior Legal CounselQueen’s University | $189,217Benefits $272Total $189,489 |
| 2023 | Senior Legal CounselQueen's University | $163,823Benefits $272Total $164,095 |
| 2022 | Senior Legal CounselQueen’s University | $161,000Benefits $272Total $161,272 |
| 2021 | Legal CounselQueen’s University | $141,187Benefits $272Total $141,459 |
| 2020 | Legal CounselQueen’s University | $129,499Benefits $292Total $129,791 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Melissa Seal's 2025 salary of $190,317 comes to roughly $125,697 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 31.1% effective) is deducted. It is up about 1% on the $189,217 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 6 years in all, first in 2020. Members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less after pension contributions, which this estimate leaves out.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$125,697
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~34.0%
- vs. 2025 Senior Legal Counsel median
- +1%
Where does $190,317 rank on the Sunshine List? →
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.