Melissa Watkins
University of Guelph/Project Director, Food From Thought
2025 Salary
$157,811Total compensation $158,416, including $605 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
#701University of Guelph
Years on List
82018–2025
Peak Salary
$157,8112025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2018–2025
$113,409 in 2018 is worth about $139,594 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Project Director, Food From ThoughtUniversity Of Guelph | $157,811Benefits $605Total $158,416 |
| 2024 | Project Director, Food From ThoughtUniversity Of Guelph | $141,551Benefits $572Total $142,123 |
| 2023 | Project Director, Food From ThoughtUniversity Of Guelph | $101,981Benefits $555Total $102,537 |
| 2022 | Project Director, Food From ThoughtUniversity Of Guelph | $127,747Benefits $567Total $128,314 |
| 2021 | Project Director, Food From ThoughtUniversity Of Guelph | $122,915Benefits $659Total $123,574 |
| 2020 | Project Director, Food From ThoughtUniversity Of Guelph | $116,186Benefits $685Total $116,871 |
| 2019 | Project Director, Food From ThoughtUniversity Of Guelph | $102,276Benefits $611Total $102,886 |
| 2018 | Manager, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs/University of Guelph AgreementUniversity of Guelph | $113,409Benefits $1,226Total $114,635 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Melissa Watkins's 2025 salary of $157,811 comes to roughly $108,184 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 28.0% effective) is deducted. It is up about 11% on the $141,551 paid in 2024. Melissa Watkins has appeared on the list 8 times since 2018. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$108,184
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.4%
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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.