Sheilagh Doherty
City of Ottawa/Director, Economic Development
2025 Salary
$172,516Total compensation $173,026, including $511 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
#245City of Ottawa
Years on List
102015–2025
Peak Salary
$172,5162025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$101,678 in 2015 is worth about $131,877 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director, Economic DevelopmentCity Of Ottawa | $172,516 |
| 2024 | Director, Economic DevelopmentCity Of Ottawa | $154,720 |
| 2023 | Program Manager, High Economic Impact ProjectsCity Of Ottawa | $137,127 |
| 2022 | Program Manager, High Economic Impact ProgramsCity Of Ottawa | $144,284 |
| 2021 | Program Manager, High Economic Impact ProjectsCity Of Ottawa | $122,591 |
| 2020 | Program Manager, High Economic Impact ProjectsCity Of Ottawa | $127,232 |
| 2019 | Program Manager, High Economic Impact ProjectsCity Of Ottawa | $118,925 |
| 2018 | Program Manager, High Economic Impact ProjectsCity of Ottawa | $120,009 |
| 2017 | Program Manager, High Economic Impact ProjectsCity of Ottawa | $107,856 |
| 2015 | Coordinator, Strategic SupportCity of Ottawa | $101,678 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Sheilagh Doherty's 2025 salary of $172,516 comes to roughly $116,276 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 29.4% effective) is deducted. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $154,720, that is a rise of about 12%. That is in line with the 2025 median of $172,213 for Director of Economic Development on the Sunshine List. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$116,276
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.6%
- vs. 2025 Director of Economic Development 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.