Merleta Watson
City of Toronto/Personal Support Worker
2025 Salary
$158,667Total compensation $159,082, including $415 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
#2,353City of Toronto
Years on List
42022–2025
Peak Salary
$158,6672025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$118,378 in 2022 is worth about $128,556 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Personal Support WorkerCity Of Toronto | $158,667 |
| 2024 | Personal Support WorkerCity Of Toronto | $147,439 |
| 2023 | Personal Support WorkerCity Of Toronto | $136,302 |
| 2022 | Personal Support WorkerCity Of Toronto | $118,378 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Merleta Watson's 2025 salary of $158,667 comes to roughly $108,655 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 28.0% effective) is deducted. Within City of Toronto, Merleta Watson's total compensation of $159,082 was the #2,353 of 13,079, against a median salary of $128,018. Merleta Watson has appeared on the list 4 times since 2022. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$108,655
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.5%
- vs. 2025 Personal Support Worker median
- +42%
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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.