Shirley Chow
City of Toronto/Solicitor 1
2025 Salary
$226,896Total compensation $228,297, including $1,401 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
#236City of Toronto
Years on List
92017–2025
Peak Salary
$226,8962025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$172,144 in 2017 is worth about $216,765 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Solicitor 1City Of Toronto | $226,896Benefits $1,401Total $228,297 |
| 2024 | Solicitor 1City Of Toronto | $209,297Benefits $1,369Total $210,666 |
| 2023 | Solicitor 1City Of Toronto | $207,501Benefits $1,534Total $209,034 |
| 2022 | Solicitor 1City Of Toronto | $188,696Benefits $1,390Total $190,087 |
| 2021 | Solicitor 1City Of Toronto | $186,385Benefits $1,353Total $187,737 |
| 2020 | Solicitor 1City Of Toronto | $185,599Benefits $1,310Total $186,909 |
| 2019 | Solicitor 1City Of Toronto | $179,804Benefits $1,303Total $181,107 |
| 2018 | Solicitor 1City of Toronto | $177,591Benefits $1,289Total $178,880 |
| 2017 | Solicitor 1City of Toronto | $172,144Benefits $884Total $173,028 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Shirley Chow's $226,896 salary works out to roughly $144,376 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 36.4%. Among those listed as Solicitor 1 in 2025, the median was $225,240; this salary sits about 1% above it. Shirley Chow has appeared on the list 9 times since 2017. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$144,376
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~36.4%
- vs. 2025 Solicitor 1 median
- +1%
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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.