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Stephen O'Brien

City of Guelph/Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Corporate Services

2025 Salary

$203,397

Total compensation $208,355, including $4,958 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

#9

City of Guelph

Years on List

11

2015–2025

Peak Salary

$203,397

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 11 yearly values of total compensation, from $127,784 in 2015 to $208,355 in 2025.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K$225K201520172019202120232025
Total compensation, 2015–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
20152025

$127,094 in 2015 is worth about $164,840 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Corporate ServicesCity Of Guelph$203,397
2024General Manager Human ResourcesCity Of Guelph$186,506
2023General Manager, City Clerks Office/City ClerkCity Of Guelph$169,001
2022General Manager City Clerks Office/City ClerkCity Of Guelph$160,232
2021General Manager City Clerk’s Office / City ClerkCity Of Guelph$161,145
2020General Manager City Clerk’s Office / City ClerkCity Of Guelph$158,095
2019General Manager City Clerk’s Office/City ClerkCity Of Guelph$149,401
2018General Manager City Clerks Office/City ClerkCity of Guelph$146,759
2017City ClerkCity of Guelph$139,701
2016City ClerkCity of Guelph$132,929
2015City ClerkCity of Guelph$127,094

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Stephen O'Brien's $203,397 salary works out to roughly $132,312 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 34.9%. Within City of Guelph, Stephen O'Brien's total compensation of $208,355 was the #9 of 673, against a median salary of $119,695. Stephen O'Brien has appeared on the list 11 times since 2015. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay
~$132,312
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~32.2%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~34.9%

Where does $203,397 rank on the Sunshine List? →

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.

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2025

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