Mellissa Mcdonald
University of Guelph/Assistant Vice President, Government Relations and Community Engagement
2025 Salary
$256,440Total compensation $259,258, including $2,818 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
#65University of Guelph
Years on List
92017–2025
Peak Salary
$256,4402025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$101,665 in 2017 is worth about $128,017 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Assistant Vice President, Government Relations and Community EngagementUniversity Of Guelph | $256,440Benefits $2,818Total $259,258 |
| 2024 | Assistant Vice President, Government Relations and Community EngagementUniversity Of Guelph | $183,966Benefits $2,869Total $186,835 |
| 2023 | Assistant Vice President, Government Relations and Community EngagementUniversity Of Guelph | $172,489Benefits $2,799Total $175,288 |
| 2022 | Assistant Vice President, Government Relations and Community EngagementUniversity Of Guelph | $159,258Benefits $2,777Total $162,035 |
| 2021 | Director, Government RelationsUniversity Of Guelph | $132,384Benefits $1,809Total $134,193 |
| 2020 | Director, Government RelationsUniversity Of Guelph | $129,108Benefits $1,867Total $130,975 |
| 2019 | Director, Government RelationsUniversity Of Guelph | $126,632Benefits $1,976Total $128,609 |
| 2018 | Director, Government RelationsUniversity of Guelph | $135,561Benefits $689Total $136,249 |
| 2017 | Director, Government RelationsUniversity of Guelph | $101,665Benefits $529Total $102,194 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Mellissa Mcdonald's 2025 salary of $256,440 comes to roughly $159,125 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 35.8% effective) is deducted. That is about 39% more than the $183,966 paid in 2024. Mellissa Mcdonald has appeared on the list 9 times since 2017. 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
- ~$159,125
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~35.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~37.9%
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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.