Melissa Simpson
Regional Municipality of Durham/Primary Care Paramedic
2025 Salary
$118,290Total compensation $119,067, including $777 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
#1,873Regional Municipality of Durham
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$118,2902025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$105,326 in 2021 is worth about $122,137 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Primary Care ParamedicRegional Municipality Of Durham | $118,290Benefits $777Total $119,067 |
| 2024 | Primary Care ParamedicRegional Municipality Of Durham | $106,150Benefits $729Total $106,879 |
| 2023 | Primary Care ParamedicRegional Municipality Of Durham | $111,971Benefits $724Total $112,695 |
| 2022 | Primary Care ParamedicRegional Municipality Of Durham | $111,436Benefits $621Total $112,057 |
| 2021 | Primary Care ParamedicRegional Municipality Of Durham | $105,326Benefits $603Total $105,930 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Melissa Simpson's $118,290 salary works out to roughly $85,924 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 27.4%. That is about 11% more than the $106,150 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 5 years in all, first in 2021. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$85,924
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~22.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.4%
- vs. 2025 Primary Care Paramedic median
- +6%
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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.