Rachel Melzer
Environment, Conservation and Parks/Manager, Human Toxicology and Air Standards
2025 Salary
$174,043Total compensation $174,232, including $189 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
#86Environment, Conservation and Parks
Years on List
112015–2025
Peak Salary
$174,0432025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$103,502 in 2015 is worth about $134,242 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Manager, Human Toxicology and Air StandardsEnvironment, Conservation and Parks | $174,043 |
| 2024 | Manager, Human Toxicology and Air StandardsEnvironment, Conservation and Parks | $137,218 |
| 2023 | Manager, Human Toxicology and Air Standards / Chef, toxicologie humaine et normes de qualité de l'airEnvironment, Conservation and Parks / Environnement, de la Protection de la nature et des Parcs | $128,335 |
| 2022 | Manager, Human Toxicology and Air StandardsEnvironment, Conservation and Parks | $121,825 |
| 2021 | Manager, Human Toxicology and Air StandardsEnvironment, Conservation and Parks | $121,014 |
| 2020 | Manager, Human Toxicology and Air StandardsEnvironment, Conservation and Parks | $113,527 |
| 2019 | Manager, Human Toxicology and Air StandardsEnvironment, Conservation and Parks | $112,282 |
| 2018 | Senior Policy AdvisorEnvironment and Climate Change | $110,135 |
| 2017 | Senior Policy Advisor / Conseillère principale en politiquesEnvironment and Climate Change / Environnement et Action en matière de changement | $109,699 |
| 2016 | Senior Policy AdvisorEnvironment and Climate Change | $106,071 |
| 2015 | Coordinator, External & Stakeholder Relations / Coordonnatrice des relations externes et avec les intervenantsEnvironment & Climate Change | $103,502 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Rachel Melzer was paid $174,043 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $117,117, an effective income-tax rate of about 29.5%. Within Environment, Conservation and Parks, Rachel Melzer's total compensation of $174,232 was the #86 of 1,357, against a median salary of $120,454. That is about 27% more than the $137,218 paid in 2024. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$117,117
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.7%
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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.