Sawsan Al-Refaei
City of Ottawa/Manager, Strategic Projects
2025 Salary
$139,303Total compensation $139,729, including $426 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
#1,057City of Ottawa
Years on List
42022–2025
Peak Salary
$139,3032025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2022–2025
$101,211 in 2022 is worth about $109,913 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Manager, Strategic ProjectsCity Of Ottawa | $139,303Benefits $426Total $139,729 |
| 2024 | Manager, Strategic ProjectsCity Of Ottawa | $134,486Benefits $388Total $134,874 |
| 2023 | Director, Gender and Race Equity, Inclusion, Indigenous Relations and Social DevelopmentCity Of Ottawa | $117,342Benefits $357Total $117,699 |
| 2022 | Specialist, Women and Gender EquityCity Of Ottawa | $101,211Benefits $302Total $101,513 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $139,303 Sawsan Al-Refaei earned in 2025, roughly $97,815 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 29.8%. The 2025 median for Manager - Strategic Projects on the list was $139,303, almost exactly this figure. It is up about 4% on the $134,486 paid in 2024. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$97,815
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.8%
- vs. 2025 Manager - Strategic Projects median
- about even
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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.