Stephen O'Brien
City of Guelph/Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Corporate Services
2025 Salary
$203,397Total 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
#9City of Guelph
Years on List
112015–2025
Peak Salary
$203,3972025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$127,094 in 2015 is worth about $164,840 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Corporate ServicesCity Of Guelph | $203,397 |
| 2024 | General Manager Human ResourcesCity Of Guelph | $186,506 |
| 2023 | General Manager, City Clerks Office/City ClerkCity Of Guelph | $169,001 |
| 2022 | General Manager City Clerks Office/City ClerkCity Of Guelph | $160,232 |
| 2021 | General Manager City Clerk’s Office / City ClerkCity Of Guelph | $161,145 |
| 2020 | General Manager City Clerk’s Office / City ClerkCity Of Guelph | $158,095 |
| 2019 | General Manager City Clerk’s Office/City ClerkCity Of Guelph | $149,401 |
| 2018 | General Manager City Clerks Office/City ClerkCity of Guelph | $146,759 |
| 2017 | City ClerkCity of Guelph | $139,701 |
| 2016 | City ClerkCity of Guelph | $132,929 |
| 2015 | City 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%
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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.